"upwards of" meaning in English

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          "sense": "more than; in excess of",
          "word": "повече от"
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          "sense": "more than; in excess of",
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          "sense": "more than; in excess of",
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          "sense": "more than; in excess of",
          "word": "plus de"
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          "sense": "more than; in excess of",
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          "sense": "more than; in excess of",
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