run it up

verb

To make money (or something else) quickly.

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Meanings

verbrun it up (third-person singular simple present runs it up, present participle running it up, simple past ran it up, past participle run it up)

present singular third person runs it up · participle present running it up · past ran it up

  1. intransitiveslangAfrican-American VernacularTo make money (or something else) quickly.
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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