chalk up

verb

chalked up; chalking up; chalks up

transitive verb

1

: ascribe, credit

chalked up his failures to inexperience

2

: attain, achieve

chalk up another victory

Synonyms

• accredit
• ascribe
• attribute
• credit
• impute
• lay
• put down

Examples of chalk up in a Sentence

let's chalk up her weird behavior to simple nervousness

chalked up a record in singles tennis that is likely to stand for a long time

Recent Examples on the Web

Once again, ConsumerAffairs chalks up these losses to the extreme cost of living. —Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 18 June 2024

Chelsea Ridley, director of community engagement at Open Books and co-founder of the Lawndale Pop-Up Spot, chalks up the negativity to resource scarcity. —Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 31 May 2024

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According to Newsom’s team, some of the inertia can be chalked up to the chaotic election year, as statehouses focus on local and national races. —Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1877, in the meaning defined at sense 2