"top up" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: tops up [present, singular, third-person], topping up [participle, present], topped up [participle, past], topped up [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} top up (third-person singular simple present tops up, present participle topping up, simple past and past participle topped up)
  1. (ambitransitive) To refill (or recharge) something.
    (idiomatic) To add to a balance in an account (e.g., mobile payment, debit card, bank account).
    Tags: ambitransitive, idiomatic Synonyms: top off, add value
    Sense id: en-top_up-en-verb-en:to_refill_or_recharge
  2. (ambitransitive) To refill (or recharge) something.
    (UK) To refill a drink.
    Tags: UK, ambitransitive Synonyms: top off, top off Translations (to extend credit): 增值 (zang¹ zik⁶) (Chinese Cantonese), 充值 (chōngzhí) [China] (Chinese Mandarin), 加值 (jiāzhí) [Taiwan] (Chinese Mandarin), opwaarderen (Dutch), ladata (note: esp. electronically) (Finnish), nostaa rahaa (english: cash) (Finnish), recharger (French), შეავსებს (šeavsebs) (Georgian), დაფარავს (daparavs) (Georgian), aufladen (German), aufstocken (German), feltölt (Hungarian), carregar (Portuguese), recarregar (Portuguese), recargar (Spanish), попо́внювати рахунок (popóvnjuvaty raxunok) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), попо́внити рахунок (popóvnyty raxunok) [perfective] (Ukrainian), nạp tiền (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-top_up-en-verb-en:to_refill_or_recharge1 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "up", Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Cantonese translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 31 24 19 7 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "up": 16 38 18 16 13 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 16 32 16 16 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 32 21 15 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 46 14 13 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Cantonese translations: 13 50 14 13 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 15 36 16 15 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 13 50 14 13 10 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 15 36 17 15 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 12 45 13 12 19 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 15 43 16 15 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 13 46 18 13 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 11 49 12 11 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 13 50 14 13 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 16 42 19 16 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 15 42 16 15 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 13 50 14 13 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 13 46 14 13 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 13 50 14 13 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 13 49 15 13 10 Disambiguation of 'to extend credit': 16 31 16 16 22
  3. (ambitransitive) To refill (or recharge) something.
    To add to a number or amount, to bring something up to a certain level.
    Tags: ambitransitive Synonyms: top off Related terms: top-up [noun] Translations (to bring up to a certain amount or a certain level): täydentää (Finnish), whakapū (Maori)
    Sense id: en-top_up-en-verb-en:to_refill_or_recharge1 Disambiguation of 'to bring up to a certain amount or a certain level': 7 8 72 7 6
  4. (ambitransitive) To refill (or recharge) something. Tags: ambitransitive Synonyms: top off
    Sense id: en-top_up-en-verb-en:to_refill_or_recharge1
  5. (ambitransitive, slang) To have sex (with). Tags: ambitransitive, slang Synonyms: tup#Verb
    Sense id: en-top_up-en-verb-en:have_sex__have_sex_with
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (to refill): bijvullen (Dutch), aanvullen (Dutch), täyttää (Finnish), tankata (Finnish), tankata täyteen (english: full) (Finnish), შეავსებს (šeavsebs) (Georgian), ამოავსებს (amoavsebs) (Georgian), aufladen (German), auffüllen (German), nachschenken (German), feltölt (Hungarian), megtölt (Hungarian), teletölt (Hungarian), újratölt (Hungarian), дозаправлять (dozapravljatʹ) [neuter] (Russian), доливать (dolivatʹ) [neuter] (Russian), lìon (Scottish Gaelic), rellenar (Spanish) Translations (to refill the drink of): kaataa lisää (Finnish), täyttää (Finnish)
Disambiguation of 'to refill': 24 24 24 24 3 Disambiguation of 'to refill the drink of': 24 24 24 24 4

Inflected forms

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          "word": "დაფარავს"
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          "roman": "popóvnjuvaty raxunok",
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          "text": "I shall top up with petrol before the long trip.",
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          "text": "Please top up the tank tonight.",
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        {
          "ref": "2022 February 9, Ben Jones, “Batteries included for future shunters”, in RAIL, number 950, page 56:",
          "text": "For the CBD90, the primary power source is a 526kW/h lead acid battery driving four traction motors. As well as charging from a three-phase shore supply or regenerative braking, the batteries can be topped up by an EU Stage V-compliant 56kW JCB Ecomax diesel engine if required.",
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      "word": "bijvullen"
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      "roman": "šeavsebs",
      "sense": "to refill",
      "word": "შეავსებს"
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      "word": "aufladen"
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      "word": "дозаправлять"
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      "sense": "to refill",
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      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to refill the drink of",
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    "Terms with Hungarian translations",
    "Terms with Mandarin translations",
    "Terms with Maori translations",
    "Terms with Portuguese translations",
    "Terms with Russian translations",
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          "text": "Users can top up their wallet balance and start sending and receiving money between mobile phones.",
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        "To refill (or recharge) something.",
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        "(ambitransitive) To refill (or recharge) something.",
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        "To refill a drink."
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        "(ambitransitive) To refill (or recharge) something.",
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          "text": "I shall top up with petrol before the long trip.",
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          "text": "Please top up the tank tonight.",
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          "ref": "2022 February 9, Ben Jones, “Batteries included for future shunters”, in RAIL, number 950, page 56:",
          "text": "For the CBD90, the primary power source is a 526kW/h lead acid battery driving four traction motors. As well as charging from a three-phase shore supply or regenerative braking, the batteries can be topped up by an EU Stage V-compliant 56kW JCB Ecomax diesel engine if required.",
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        "To refill (or recharge) something."
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        "(ambitransitive) To refill (or recharge) something."
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          "text": "We had dinner, went back to her place, and started topping up.",
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        "To have sex (with)."
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        "(ambitransitive, slang) To have sex (with)."
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    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to refill",
      "word": "bijvullen"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to refill",
      "word": "aanvullen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to refill",
      "word": "täyttää"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to refill",
      "word": "tankata"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "english": "full",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to refill",
      "word": "tankata täyteen"
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      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "šeavsebs",
      "sense": "to refill",
      "word": "შეავსებს"
    },
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      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "amoavsebs",
      "sense": "to refill",
      "word": "ამოავსებს"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to refill",
      "word": "aufladen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to refill",
      "word": "auffüllen"
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    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to refill",
      "word": "nachschenken"
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    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to refill",
      "word": "feltölt"
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    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to refill",
      "word": "megtölt"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to refill",
      "word": "teletölt"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to refill",
      "word": "újratölt"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "dozapravljatʹ",
      "sense": "to refill",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "дозаправлять"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "dolivatʹ",
      "sense": "to refill",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "доливать"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "to refill",
      "word": "lìon"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to refill",
      "word": "rellenar"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to refill the drink of",
      "word": "kaataa lisää"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to refill the drink of",
      "word": "täyttää"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "zang¹ zik⁶",
      "sense": "to extend credit",
      "word": "增值"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "chōngzhí",
      "sense": "to extend credit",
      "tags": [
        "China"
      ],
      "word": "充值"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "jiāzhí",
      "sense": "to extend credit",
      "tags": [
        "Taiwan"
      ],
      "word": "加值"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to extend credit",
      "word": "opwaarderen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "note": "esp. electronically",
      "sense": "to extend credit",
      "word": "ladata"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "english": "cash",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to extend credit",
      "word": "nostaa rahaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to extend credit",
      "word": "recharger"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "šeavsebs",
      "sense": "to extend credit",
      "word": "შეავსებს"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "daparavs",
      "sense": "to extend credit",
      "word": "დაფარავს"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to extend credit",
      "word": "aufladen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to extend credit",
      "word": "aufstocken"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to extend credit",
      "word": "feltölt"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to extend credit",
      "word": "carregar"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to extend credit",
      "word": "recarregar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to extend credit",
      "word": "recargar"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "popóvnjuvaty raxunok",
      "sense": "to extend credit",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "попо́внювати рахунок"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "popóvnyty raxunok",
      "sense": "to extend credit",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "попо́внити рахунок"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "to extend credit",
      "word": "nạp tiền"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to bring up to a certain amount or a certain level",
      "word": "täydentää"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to bring up to a certain amount or a certain level",
      "word": "whakapū"
    }
  ],
  "word": "top up"
}

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