top up

verb

1. to raise the level of (a liquid, powder, etc) in (a container), usually bringing it to the brim of the container

   top up the sugar in those bowls

2. 1. to increase the benefits from (an insurance scheme), esp to increase a pension when a salary rise enables higher premiums to be paid
   2. to add money to (a loan, bank account, etc) in order to keep it at a constant or acceptable level

noun

1. 1. an amount added to something in order to raise it to or maintain it at a desired level
   2. ( as modifier )

      a top-up loan

      a top-up policy

Example Sentences

No one wants to risk the whole show by forcing them to top up their pensions too fast.

From The Daily Beast

For the same reason that it hasn't been able to get companies to top up their pensions.

From The Daily Beast

In the market conditions of late 2008, Reserve Primary was too small, and too poor, to top up.

From The Daily Beast

They need to work to top up the equity they lost in the housing bust - only the work isn't there.

From The Daily Beast

See how he has torn this old tree top up and gnawed those logs and those trees, he has been past here.

From Project Gutenberg

As the big drive went on and column after column went over the top up to the hemispheres, nobody wasted time on Lee.

From Project Gutenberg

Stacy strolled over to Rector, gravely snipped off the latter's hat and holding it top-up shook the hat vigorously.

From Project Gutenberg

And in the posture of the picture identified as Commission Exhibit 344, is the top up or down?

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The weather was not settled; now and then there came a sprinkle, but with our top up we did not mind.

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