racks up
Gathers over time
To rack up is to accumulate or amass, especially in quantity: She racked up thousands of miles on her frequent flyer account, He racked up three traffic violations in one month.
The phrase often appears with scores, debts, wins, or charges.
The image comes from the rack used to gather balls in pool or billiards before a game.
- earnsAcquires through effort
- hoardsHidden valuable caches
- winsAchieved first places
- collectsGathers and keeps
- acquiresComes to have
stacks up · adds up · gathers · secures · attains · runs up · clocks up · ticks off · aggregates · totals · notches · chalks up · amasses · scores · accumulates · achieves · increases · logs
accumulation/acquisition
racks uppays off
Produces a positive result
reduces · clears · eliminates · diminishes · depletes
debt/financial obligation
racks uppays off
Produces a positive result
settles · clears · discharges · retires · liquidates