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add up

(INCREASE) — phrasal verb with add
 
 /æd/ verb [I/T]

Definition

› to increase gradually until there is a large amount: The changes in air quality are small, but after a while they do add up and affect people's health.
(Definition of add up (INCREASE) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
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