Definitions

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  • adjective That serves as an addition
  • noun Additional credit purchased for a mobile phone.
  • noun medicine A dose of epidural anesthetic added to previously injected spinal anesthetic in combined spinal-epidural anesthesia

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  • noun an amount needed to restore something to its former level

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Examples

  • Banks using the facility need to pledge so-called top-up collateral if the value of the loan portfolio falls by more than 5 percent.

    BusinessWeek.com -- Top News 2011

  • How long will it be till top-up payments are needed to get full health cover?

    NHS bans on operations gamble with patients' health, senior surgeon warns 2011

  • In a statement to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, Longfor Properties said it "has not entered into any legally binding agreement or arrangement with any party in respect of any top-up share placement."

    Longfor Properties Cancels $505 Million Share Sale Prudence Ho 2011

  • As part of our anti-spam campaign, please input the text you see in this image (required) « Thanksgiving top-up

    Big news of the day, again: Borders officially toast 2009

  • After official figures showed that unemployment jumped sharply in August, to its highest level in 17 years, Item's Peter Spencer said the government should take targeted steps to protect jobs, such as a cut in national insurance contributions for younger workers and German-style top-up payments for short-time working.

    Item Club warns UK economy has stalled 2011

  • Fundamo has a platform that enables the delivery of mobile financial services to unbanked and under-banked customers around the world, including person-to-person payments, airtime top-up, bill payment and branchless banking services.

    Visa Inks Pair Of Deals With Eye On Mobile 2011

  • But it is unclear if that oil was being siphoned from existing stocks and how quickly workers would be able to top-up the storage tanks if production from some fields has been halted.

    Libya's oil status is hard to tell with any certainty 2011

  • If it withdraws this year, it will therefore have to pay a £ 400 million top-up.

    RBS Saves in Early Exit Patricia Kowsmann 2011

  • I planned on taking parental leave when our first daughter was born (we had salary top-up), but I ended up switching jobs so it never happened.

    » Paternity Leave Strocel.com 2009

  • In a remarkable challenge to the City of London's dominance in fund management, an agency of the Danish government is launching a UK version of its "top-up" state pension scheme today, with charges so low they would decimate the profits and bonuses of Britain's highly paid asset-management industry.

    Danish firm launches low-cost rival to government's 'Nest' pension 2011

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