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chalk up

2 syllables

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As a verb, chalk up means accumulate, sometimes as a debt.

Meanings of chalk up

2 meanings

Accumulate, sometimes as a debt
“he chalked up $100 in the course of the evening”
Similar: run up
Keep score, as in games
Similar: tally

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

verb: accumulate, sometimes as a debt

verb: keep score, as in games