Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chalk up to

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.69 in modern English

Syllables: chalk up -to
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To attribute or account for something; to ascribe.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Chalk it up to fear that he didn't finish."
"“You can chalk it up maybe to, as one of my friends says, a nautical superstition,” he said. “Maybe I read too many Greek tragedies. I don't believe something’s going to happen like that until it’s happened."
"Some of the best pre-mortems for Steve Ballmer, out-going CEO of Microsoft, have chalked up the company's problem to the "innovator's dilemma.""

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

chalks up to (present, singular) chalking up to (participle, present) chalked up to (participle, past) chalked up to (past)

Synonyms

accredit impute put down to ascribe attach attribute chalk up to charge draw lay repose

Questions

What does chalk up to mean?: To attribute or account for something; to ascribe.

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