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stack-upnoun [ C ]

uk ​ /ˈstæk.ʌp/ us ​ /ˈstæk.ʌp/ informal

(Definition of “stack up” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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stack up

— phrasal verb with stack uk ​ /stæk/ us ​ verb [ T ]

› to produce a particular result or impression:

How do the three project proposals and their financing stack up?
stack up against sth What most firms want to know is how they stack up against their competitors.

› FINANCE, ACCOUNTING if accounts, prices, figures, etc. stack up, they seem to be accurate or show that something is worth buying or investing in:

The economics of buying US retail and commercial banking businesses do not stack up.

› to increase in number or amount:

Problems in the industry have stacked up in recent months.

(Definition of “stack up” from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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