figure up

Idioms  

1. Calculate, total, as in Please figure up just how many feet of lumber we need. [Late 1800s]

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Example Sentences

The company bumps this figure up a little based on factors like total items and distance.

From Slate • Sep. 22, 2023

Boeing now has 510 net new firm orders for the year and older orders previously labeled uncertain but now restored to the backlog bumps that figure up to 737 orders through August.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 12, 2023

Thirty-five percent of survey respondents said they “only buy the essentials” at the grocery store, a figure up by 3 points since October.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2023

An increase in geopolitical conflicts and bigger military budgets would likely push the figure up at an annual compounded rate of 5.4% until 2030, the report said.

From Reuters • Apr. 4, 2022

Chucha stood this brown figure up on Carla's vanity.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez