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To add up to a total

add up

if small amounts add up, they gradually produce a large total

come to

to reach a particular total when everything is added together

amount to

to add up to a particular total

total

verb

to be a particular total as a result of all the numbers of things being added together

work out

to add up to a particular amount

run to

to reach a particular amount, especially a large amount

make

verb

to give a particular total when added together

add up to

if separate amounts add up to a total amount, together they form that total

come out

to be a particular number or amount that is the result of a calculation or measurement

bring

verb

if something brings a number to a particular total, it makes it reach that total

vocal fry

a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence

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dray

a type of cart pulled by a horse and used in the past for carrying barrels of beer

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conflict mineral

a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons

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