upwards of

adverb

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

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The youth sports industry also includes companies like Soccer Shots, which is backed by Susquehanna Growth Equity and is pulling in revenue upwards of $100 million a year. Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 22 May 2025 In contrast, upwards of 60% of companies in the electrical equipment and agriculture industries said higher tariffs will not impact their price models. Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 20 May 2025 And that doesn’t really apply to someone attempting to run upwards of 110km a day for well over a month. Andrew Williams, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025 In addition, local residents have donated upwards of 1,000 books to the library in response to the incident. Andrew Lapin, Sun Sentinel, 20 May 2025 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 8 Jun. 2025.

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upwards of

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