add up to

Idioms  

1. Amount to, signify, as in The smooth airline connections, luxury hotel, and fine weather added up to the best vacation we'd ever had. [Early 1900s] Also see add up.

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add up to

Secondly, the company expects improved downstream performance to add up to $10 billion, she says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

Likewise, double-check that percentages across all named beneficiaries add up to 100%, a common source of errors.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026

Let’s do some fun math instead—like how these recommendations from my colleagues might add up to an enjoyable evening for you:

From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026

The fees add up to $7 million a day, or $650 million per quarter.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026

This means that the very weak gravitational forces between the individual particles in two large bodies, such as the earth and the sun, can all add up to produce a significant force.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking