Definition of run to phrasal verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

run to

phrasal verb

run to something

to be of a particular size or amount
- The book runs to nearly 800 pages.
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(especially British English) if you or your money will not run to something, you do not have enough money for something
- Our funds won't run to a trip abroad this year.

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