top up

top up

vb (tr, adverb) Brit

1. 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

2. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance)

a.  to increase the benefits from (an insurance scheme), esp to increase a pension when a salary rise enables higher premiums to be paid

b.  to add money to (a loan, bank account, etc.) in order to keep it at a constant or acceptable level

n top-up

a.  an amount added to something in order to raise it to or maintain it at a desired level

b.  (as modifier) a top-up loan a top-up policy

Translations

? top up

vt sep (Brit) glass, battery, tank, account → auffüllen; pension, income → ergänzen; to top up the oil → Öl nachfüllen; can I top you up? (inf) → darf ich dir nachschenken?