make up sth betydelse and definition

Betydelse av make up sth på svenska

• 0 to form a particular thing, amount, or number as a whole:

  • Car accident victims make up almost a quarter of the hospital's patients.

  • The book is made up of a number of different articles.

• 1 to combine with other people or things to form a total or group:

  • Tuition makes up $154.7 million of the university's $389.5 million budget.

  • The committee is made up of delegates from 15 different countries.

• 2 to reduce the bad effect of there not being enough of something:

  • In order to make up the budget deficit we will have to increase taxation.

  • Rent for individual families is based on their income, with federal money making up the difference.

• 3 to prepare something:

  • make up a bill/invoice I'll get our sales department to make up an invoice for the goods.

  • make up the accounts The accounts must be made up to a date not more than six months before the annual general meeting.

• 4 to work extra hours, because you did not work the full amount of time earlier:

  • I'm going to finish early today, and make up the time tomorrow.