upwards of

adverb

variants or less commonly upward of
: more than : in excess of
they cost upwards of $25

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Popular on Variety Bogie’s mother, Maud Humphrey, was a suffragette and quite a famous — and well paid — illustrator from the turn of the 20th century into the 1920s, earning upwards of $50,000 a year during the Great Depression. Rosemary Rossi, Variety, 10 Dec. 2024 For consumers, Christmas trees this holiday season will average around $80 to upwards of $100, compared with $75 in 2023 and in line with the previous year's figures, according to the group. Kate Gibson, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2024 This can culminate in upwards of a hundred terabytes of data in the form of images per day. Carlos Melendez, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024 Senior flight attendants are paid upwards of $100,000 a year. Morgan Smith, CNBC, 5 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for upwards of 

Word History

First Known Use

1683, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of upwards of was in 1683

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“Upwards of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/upwards%20of. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

upwards of

adverb
variants also upward of
: more than
upwards of half a million people
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