add : Idioms & Phrases

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add on

  • verb make an addition
    • Let's add on to this
  • verb add to the very end
    affix; supplement; append.
    • He appended a glossary to his novel where he used an invented language
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add to

  • verb have an increased effect
    • This adds to my worries
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add together

  • verb determine the sum of
    tot up; sum; tally; tote up; tot; add; summate; total; sum up; add together.
    • Add all the people in this town to those of the neighboring town
  • verb make an addition by combining numbers
    add.
    • Add 27 and 49, please!
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add up

  • verb develop into
    amount; come.
    • This idea will never amount to anything
    • nothing came of his grandiose plans
  • verb determine the sum of
    tot up; sum; tally; tote up; tot; add; summate; total; sum up; add together.
    • Add all the people in this town to those of the neighboring town
  • verb add up in number or quantity
    amount; total; come; number.
    • The bills amounted to $2,000
    • The bill came to $2,000
  • verb be reasonable or logical or comprehensible
    make sense.
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add-in

  • noun a printed circuit that can be inserted into expansion slots in a computer to increase the computer's capabilities
    circuit card; board; plug-in; circuit board; card.
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add-on

  • noun a component that is added to something to improve it
    addition; improver.
    • the addition of a bathroom was a major improvement
    • the addition of cinnamon improved the flavor
  • noun a supplementary component that improves capability
    supplement; appurtenance; accessory.
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adding machine

  • noun a calculator that performs simple arithmetic functions
    totaliser; totalizer.
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value-added tax

  • noun a tax levied on the difference between a commodity's price before taxes and its cost of production
    ad valorem tax; VAT.
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