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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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Synonyms

fund finance raise money ante up invest in

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