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upward of

upward of phrase: more than.

Phrase

upward of

  1. more than
    • Police believe that upward of 30 local burglaries may have been carried out by the suspects.
    • I have been your wife in this obedience / Upward of twenty years.1613 (date written), William Shakespeare, [John Fletcher], “The Famous History of the Life of King Henry the Eight”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio)...

Questions about upward of

What does upward of mean?
Upward of means more than.
What part of speech is upward of?
Upward of is a phrase.

Words near upward of in the dictionary

  1. upward compatible
  2. upward lightning
  3. upward lightnings
  4. upward mobilities
  5. upward mobility
  6. upward of
  7. upward spiral
  8. upward spirals
  9. upward-facing dog
  10. upward-facing dogs
  11. upwardly

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