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chalk up

chalk up


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. score or keep score of something: to score or achieve something, or record a score or victory ( informal )

2. attribute something: to credit or ascribe something to something or somebody ( informal )

3. U.K. charge something to somebody: to record the cost of something and charge it to somebody or somebody's account

[< the British custom at pubs or bars of writing up with chalk an account of credit given]
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