How to Pronounce "mount up"
expression
ˈmaʊnt/ /ˈəp
MOWN-t up
mˈaʊnt/ /ˈʌp
MOWN-t UP
Definition
To gradually increase in amount, number, or degree, often until it becomes difficult to manage.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈmaʊnt/ /ˈəp
British English
mˈaʊnt/ /ˈʌp
Simplified Pronunciation
US
MOWN-t up
UK
MOWN-t UP
Listen in Context
The bills mount up quickly if you are not careful.
Work can mount up during busy seasons.
Problems tend to mount up if you ignore them.
My emails really mount up when I take a vacation.