What does "mount up" mean?

For costs to increase For expenses to accumulate over time.

How do you use "mount up" in a sentence?

The costs are mounting up. Small expenses mount up. The interest mounted up.

Phrasal Verb BritishAmericanAustralian ★★★★☆ Common Neutral

Meaning: For costs to increase

费用不断增加

Acumularse (los gastos)

費用がかさむ

비용이 불어나다

For expenses to accumulate over time.

开支随着时间推移不断累积。即使是小额支出，长期下来也会变成一大笔钱。

Que los gastos se acumulen con el tiempo. Incluso los pequeños desembolsos pueden sumar una cantidad considerable.

経費が時間とともに積み重なること。小さな出費でも放置すると大きな額になる。

시간이 지남에 따라 지출이 쌓이다.

Base verb: mount

Particle: up

Separable: No — the verb and particle stay together

The costs are mounting up.
费用在不断增加
Los costes se están acumulando
費用がかさんでいる
비용이 불어나고 있다
Small expenses mount up.
小额开支也会积少成多
Los pequeños gastos se acumulan
小さな出費も積もれば大きくなる
작은 지출도 쌓이면 커진다
The interest mounted up.
利息越滚越多
Los intereses se fueron acumulando
利息が膨らんだ
이자가 불어났다

Context: costs, expenses, accumulation

Tone: concerned

From mounting as increasing.

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal