14 - Quantity And Money (Phrasal Verbs) Flashcards

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1
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Form a total; combine too produce a particular effect

A

To add up to

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2
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Divide sthg into separate parts

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To breakdown 
(a breakdown)
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Increase or make sthg increase ; talk about sthg or so in a very + way ; make someone stronger especially by making em eat more

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To build up

a build-up

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4
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Give so ur money so that they do not act against u

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To buy off

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5
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Pay money to ur business partner so that u can control all of the business

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To buy out

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6
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Buy large amounts of sthg or all of it that is available

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Buy up

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7
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Take sthg that u earn or are given in one year or period of time into the next one

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To carry over

a carry-over

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8
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Reach a particular number or amount

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To clock up

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9
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Give some money so all the money collected can be used to buy sthg

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To club together

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10
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Try to make people support u or buy sthg from u

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To drum up

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11
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Get much larger

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To mount up

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12
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Give so the money u borrowed earlier

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To pay back

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13
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Spend or pay money especially a lot; provide money from an amount invested over a period of time

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To pay out

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14
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Think carefully and form an opinion bout sthg or so

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To size up

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15
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Remove one number or quantity from another number or quantity

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To take away

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16
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Make so heavy and unable to move easily; cause problems for so or sthg or make so worried

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To weigh down