upwards of
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.75 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
prep
More than; in excess of.
Example Sentences
- "The cheap ones won't last, while a good quality product could cost upwards of $500."
- ""[…] The quay is upwards of 1,000 feet in length, and capable of accommodating more than 100 sail of traders; and there are generally a considerable number of vessels of from 40 to 300 tons burden, from various parts of the world, waiting to receive their cargoes.""
- "Work commenced at 2.30 p.m. on Saturday and continued without break until 4 a.m. on Monday morning, in the course of which three shifts of upwards of 90 men each and three steam cranes were employed."