CHALK UP meaning: Attribute achievement or failure to

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Definitions from Wiktionary (chalk up)

▸ verb:  (transitive) To achieve something.
▸ verb:  (archaic, Australia, slang) To assign a debt to someone.
▸ verb:  (US, slang) To attribute to something, often tangentially.

Opposite:

debit, subtract, deduct, decrease

Phrases:

chalk something up, chalk up to, chalk it up, chalk it up to, more...

Adjectives:

count, incorporate, accrued, correct, compt, content, accountant, ac, cumulative, budget, total

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