sack up

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Definition

Verb (informal, chiefly US): 1. To accumulate or gather something, especially money or profits, often implying a substantial or final amount. * This sense directly relates to the financial outcome of an endeavor. 2. To summon courage or nerve; to "man up" or prepare oneself mentally for a challenging task. * This is a figurative, idiomatic extension of the first meaning, suggesting gathering one's internal resources.

Usage Examples
  • Verb (Financial Gain):
    • After years of hard work, they finally managed to sack up a significant profit from their investment.
    • The startup's goal is to sack up enough capital to expand into new markets.
  • Verb (Summon Courage):
    • You need to sack up and tell her the truth.
    • He finally sacked up and asked his boss for the promotion.
Advanced Usage
  • The phrase is informal and can be considered slightly vulgar or blunt, especially in its second meaning. It is more common in spoken American English than in formal writing.
  • It often carries a connotation of a final, tangible result (money) or a decisive mental state (courage).
Variants and Related Words
  • Sack (verb): To dismiss someone from employment; to plunder or loot. (Note: This is a distinct meaning from the phrasal verb "sack up").
  • Bag (verb, informal): To secure or obtain something desired. (e.g., ).
  • Net (verb): To earn as a final profit after all deductions. (e.g., ).
Synonyms
  • Accumulate: To gather or collect over time.
  • Amass: To bring together a large quantity of something.
  • Clear (financial): To earn as a net profit.
  • Muster (courage): To gather or summon (a quality like courage).
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Cash in: To convert something into money, or to profit from a situation.
    • It was time to cash in their chips and retire.
  • Pocket: To take for oneself, especially dishonestly or as profit.
    • The corrupt official pocketed the bribe money.
Related Idioms
  • Make a killing: To make a large amount of money very quickly.
    • They made a killing in the stock market.
  • Man up / Woman up: To be strong and brave; to deal with something difficult. (Similar to the second meaning of "sack up").
    • Stop complaining and man up!
Verb
  1. make as a net profit
    • The company cleared $1 million

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