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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Example Sentences

These costs can add up to $300 to $600 a month, depending on the plan.

From MarketWatch

"If they were reducing their salaries to add up to our cocoa prices, that would have been brilliant," he told the BBC.

From BBC

But a decision to cancel the races could have a significant financial impact - the fees paid by the two oil-rich countries add up to well over $100m.

From BBC

That doesn’t add up to being able to pay $118,000 a year for a room in a nursing home very easily.

From MarketWatch

To Steele, all of the wins add up to a team that’s capable of beating anybody.

From The Wall Street Journal