stack up

verb

stacked up; stacking up; stacks up

intransitive verb

: to add up : total

: measure up, compare

—usually used with against

Examples of stack up in a Sentence

those newspapers have been stacking up in the basement since we moved here

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So, how do these two drones stack up against one another? —

PCMAG, 27 Jan. 2025 The sale of The Holme stacks up against the reported sale of Aberconway House in Mayfair, which was purchased in 2023 for £138 million by billionaire Adar Poonawalla. —

Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 24 Jan. 2025 Because of all this, topline numbers alone don't give a full picture of how Biden's judicial picks stack up against those of his predecessors, or what their impact on federal jurisprudence may be. —

Cooper Burton, ABC News, 16 Jan. 2025 But where do their 2024 campaigns stack up among the best seasons in Baltimore sports history? —

Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 10 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for stack up