What does "pile up" mean?

To accumulate bills For debts or expenses to increase to a large amount.

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

The bills are piling up. Expenses piled up over the months. Don't let debts pile up.

Phrasal Verb BritishAmericanAustralian ★★★★★ Very Common Neutral

Meaning: To accumulate bills

堆积

Acumularse, amontonarse

積み重なる、たまる

쌓이다, 밀리다

For debts or expenses to increase to a large amount.

债务或支出增加到很大的数额。

Que las deudas o los gastos aumenten hasta una cantidad grande.

借金や出費が大きな金額に増えること。

빚이나 지출이 큰 금액으로 늘어나다.

Base verb: pile

Particle: up

Separable: No — the verb and particle stay together

The bills are piling up.
账单在堆积
Las facturas se están acumulando
請求書が山積みになっている
청구서가 쌓이고 있다
Expenses piled up over the months.
几个月下来支出越来越多
Los gastos se acumularon a lo largo de los meses
数ヶ月で出費がかさんだ
몇 달 동안 지출이 쌓였다
Don't let debts pile up.
别让债务堆积起来
No dejes que se acumulen las deudas
借金をためないで
빚을 쌓이게 하지 마라

Context: bills, debts, expenses

Tone: stressed

From items stacking in a pile.

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal