top-up
An additionAn addition.
Meaning
6 senses(countable, uncountable)An addition.
(countable, uncountable)A serving of drink used to top up an existing glass.
(countable, uncountable)An additional premium paid over the initial premium in order to increase benefit values.
(countable, uncountable)Additional credit purchased for a mobile phone.
I added a $20 top-up on my cellphone's data plan.
(countable, uncountable)A dose of epidural anesthetic added to previously injected spinal anesthetic in combined spinal-epidural anesthesia
(countable, uncountable)The situation where a student who holds a qualification equivalent to part of a degree course is then accepted onto a degree course at an intermediate point, without having to start it from the beginning.
- an amount needed to restore something to its former level
Translations
1 languagesForms
plural: top-upsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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