upwards of

adverb

variants or less commonly upward of
: more than : in excess of
They cost upwards of $250.

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The shortage of homes in the state is estimated to range anywhere from 840,000 to upwards of 3 million. — Audrey McGlinchy, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026 The Kremlin’s barrage hit a bridge and ambulance station, while Kyiv reportedly fired upwards of 600 drones on the Moscow region alone. — Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2026 Vereb could also face upwards of $600,000 in restitution to be paid to the victims. — Meghan Schiller, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026 Earlier Wednesday, a string of showers and thunderstorms dropped upwards of half an inch of rain between Clovis and Sanger while Fresno remained mostly dry. — Sean MacAday, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for upwards of

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First Known Use

1683, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of upwards of was in 1683

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upwards of

adverb
variants also upward of
: more than
upwards of half a million people
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