dollar up
C1 informal separable transitive
In simple words
To put more money into something or raise money for it.
Literal meaning: To build up dollars — to increase financial value.
Meanings
1 C1
idiomatic
informal
To increase or raise money for a purpose; to put more financial resources into something. (Informal, rare)
"We need to dollar up the campaign fund if we want to run ads next month."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
Very rare and not widely attested. May be heard in informal American speech. Not recommended for ESL writing. Learners should use 'fund', 'finance', or 'raise money for' instead.
Commonly used with
project campaign fund budget
Forms
Base
dollar up
I/you/we/they
3rd person
dollars up
he/she/it
Past simple
dollared up
yesterday
Past participle
dollared up
have + pp
-ing form
dollaring up
continuous
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