top sth up
— Phrasal Verb with top /tɒp/ verb [T] (-pp-)Definition
› to make something bigger by adding to it: Although their life cover helps, she suggests topping it up to give extra protection.top sth up with sth He pays 3% of his earnings to the retirement fund and the employer tops this up with another 2%.
(Definition of top sth up from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
© Cambridge University Press)
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