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MrWonderful Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary

Pay in & top up

Hello! Should I use "pay in" while filling an account in a bank and "top up" while replenishing my phone minutes. Or are they interchangeable in these situations ?
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Hi, Should I use "pay in" while filling an account in a bank The usual verb is 'deposit', eg I deposited $100 in my bank account. and "top up" while replenishing my phone minutes. Y es, that's what I usually hear.

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Hi,

Should I use "pay in" while filling an account in a bank
The usual verb is 'deposit', eg I deposited $100 in my bank account.


and "top up" while replenishing my phone minutes.
Yes, that's what I usually hear. 'Top up' basically means 'restore to a maximum level'