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Phrasal Verbs Using 'Up' /

Paying, Assessing, or Checking

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to buy up
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to cash up
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to check up on
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to count up
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to pay up
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to sell up
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to settle up
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to size up
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to stump up
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to weigh up
to buy up
to buy up
Verb
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/bˈaɪ ˈʌp/
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to buy the whole supply of something such as tickets, stocks, goods, etc.

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
buy
phrase's particle
up
to cash up
to cash up
Verb
uk flag
/kˈæʃ ˈʌp/

to count all the money a shop made at the end of the day

Grammatical Information:

Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
cash
phrase's particle
up
to check up on
to check up on
Verb
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/tʃˈɛk ˌʌp ˈɑːn/

to examine something to confirm its quality and accuracy

Grammatical Information:

Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
check
phrase's particle
up on
to count up
to count up
Verb
uk flag
/kˈaʊnt ˈʌp/

to add up a group of items or numbers to determine the total

Grammatical Information:

Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
count
phrase's particle
up
to pay up
to pay up
Verb
uk flag
/pˈeɪ ˈʌp/

to give someone the money one owes

default

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
pay
phrase's particle
up
to sell up
to sell up
Verb
uk flag
/sˈɛl ˈʌp/

to dispose of all one's merchandise or possessions

Grammatical Information:

Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
sell
phrase's particle
up
to settle up
to settle up
Verb
uk flag
/sˈɛɾəl ˈʌp/

to pay the money one owes someone

Grammatical Information:

Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
settle
phrase's particle
up
to size up
to size up
Verb
uk flag
/sˈaɪz ˈʌp/

to examine someone or something in order to form a judgment

Grammatical Information:

Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
size
phrase's particle
up
to stump up
to stump up
Verb
uk flag
/stˈʌmp ˈʌp/
Informal

to pay money, often unwillingly or under pressure

Grammatical Information:

Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
stump
phrase's particle
up
to weigh up
to weigh up
Verb
uk flag
/wˈeɪ ˈʌp/

to observe someone closely to evaluate their character, abilities, etc.

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
weigh
phrase's particle
up

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