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(intr, preposition) to be sufficient formy income doesn't run to luxuries
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Words nearby run to

run the gamut, run the gauntlet, run the show, run-through, run time, run to, run to earth, run to form, run to seed, runty, runup
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Words related to run to

estimate, include, tally, total, add, amount to, come to, comprise, consist of, equal, pile up, reach, yield, account, aggregate, amount, come, computer, enumerate, numerate

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Other Idioms and Phrases with run to

run to
1

Amount to, as in The total will run to thousands of dollars. This usage employs run in the sense of “extend.” [Mid-1500s]

2

Lean toward, favor, as in My taste runs to chocolate desserts. [Colloquial; second half of 1800s] Also see run to earth; run to form; run to seed.

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