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north

 
 
/nɔːθ/ adjective, adverb

Definition

north of used to say that an amount is more than the one stated: The company's market cap is now north of $160 billion.
(Definition of north adjectiveadverb from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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