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What does add up mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word add up? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (transitive) To take a sum.
  2. (intransitive) To accumulate; to amount to.
  3. (idiomatic, intransitive) To make sense; to be reasonable or consistent.
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But on further prodding he realises there's more to this than meets the eye, as their story doesn't quite add up.
They all add up, and insurers have a sneaky way of increasing renewal premiums each year, banking on your apathy not to move provider.
A running toilet can be a simple thing to fix, and water savings add up quickly.
Once you start to apply this guiding principle, then a lot of Peel's seemingly baffling eclecticism begins to add up and make sense.
We kept the rifle shooting and the amount of rounds through it started to add up.
Although the money from the Government is not a substantial amount, if everyone chips in the total can add up very nicely.

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