notch up

verb

To achieve; to gain by successful effort.

“John has just notched up another "salesman of the month" prize.”

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Meanings

verbnotch up (third-person singular simple present notches up, present participle notching up, simple past and past participle notched up)

present singular third person notches up · participle present notching up · participle past notched up · past notched up

  1. colloquialtransitiveTo achieve; to gain by successful effort.

    John has just notched up another "salesman of the month" prize.

    1 more example

    He celebrated at full-time with a beaming smile as he collected the match ball and he notched up another milestone by becoming the sixth Welshman to surpass 50 Premier League goals.

    2021 May 2, Emma Sanders, “Tottenham Hotspur 4-0 Sheffield United”, in BBC Sport

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APA

notch up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/notch%20up

MLA

“notch up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/notch%20up. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “notch up,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/notch%20up.

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