fetch up
verb
fetched up; fetching up; fetches up
1
: to bring up or out : produce
2
: to make up (something, such as lost time)
3
: to bring to a stop
: to reach a standstill, stopping place, or goal : end up
may have fetched up running a village store—
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the driver fetched up the horse-drawn carriage in front of the church
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Tori Latham, Robb Report, 13 Feb. 2025
The business could reportedly fetch up to $1.5 billion.
—Claire Rychlewski, Axios, 12 Feb. 2025
Westfall has done some research, referencing a YouTube creator who said that similar bills have fetched up to $25,000 when graded.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2024
The singer and actress wore the Carrera Chronograph in yellow gold, which can fetch up to $22,400 resale.
—Hannah Malach, WWD, 3 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for fetch up
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“Fetch up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fetch%20up. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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