upwards of

English

Preposition

upwards of

1. More than; in excess of.

   The cheap ones won't last, while a good quality product could cost upwards of $500.

   • 1945 May and June, Charles E. Lee, “The Penrhyn Railway and its Locomotives—1”, in Railway Magazine, page 142, text published 1848:

     " […] The quay is upwards of 1,000 feet in length, and capable of accommodating more than 100 sail of traders; and there are generally a considerable number of vessels of from 40 to 300 tons burden, from various parts of the world, waiting to receive their cargoes."

Translations

more than; in excess of

• Bulgarian: повече от (poveče ot)
• Czech: přes (cs)
• Finnish: yli (fi)
• French: plus de
• Polish: ponad (pl)
• Russian: свы́ше (ru) (svýše)