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top up
verb
- 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
- to increase the benefits from (an insurance scheme), esp to increase a pension when a salary rise enables higher premiums to be paid
- to add money to (a loan, bank account, etc) in order to keep it at a constant or acceptable level
noun
- an amount added to something in order to raise it to or maintain it at a desired level
- ( as modifier )
a top-up policy
a top-up loan
Example Sentences
From April 2025, pension credit will also increase by 4.1% meaning it will top up weekly income to:
A further 2.25 million people currently receiving the health top up to universal credit will lose an average of £500 a year as a result of the freeze, and 730,000 future recipients will lose out.
Just as it looked like Liverpool were about to go nine points clear at the top, up stepped James Tarkowski.
If the wholesale price is below this fixed price, the renewable generator gets paid a top up by a government-owned company; if the wholesale price is above the strike price, the generator pays the difference back.
Anyone on a prepayment meter who can't afford to top up, can ask for a fuel voucher from their supplier, or through their council.
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