That adds up to a lot of money. vs It adds up to a lot of money.

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in slightly different contexts. 'That adds up to a lot of money.' is more commonly used when referring to a specific amount or calculation previously mentioned, while 'It adds up to a lot of money.' is more general and can be used to introduce a new calculation or total.

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That adds up to a lot of money.

This phrase is correct and commonly used when referring to a specific amount or calculation previously mentioned.

This phrase is used when you want to emphasize that a particular total or calculation results in a significant amount of money.

Examples:

We calculated all our expenses, and that adds up to a lot of money.
The cost of repairs and renovations, that adds up to a lot of money.

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If each of those pikers comes through, it'd add up to a lot of money.
Good connections to a lot of money.
I've got access to a lot of money.
I mean, Gus will stake us to a lot of money.
Feliz is a man with access to a lot of money, and when he lands, he's going to turn it all over to us.
I have access to a lot of money, more than I know what to do with.
Put 'em all together, it could add up to a lot of years.
Most of these are clerical and harmless, but it still adds up to a lot of near misses.
It's a lot of things that add up to make me look really suspicious.
He had a lot of money.
Trials cost a lot of money.
And over time, they add up to a lot.
That adds up to embarrassment and scandal, which I'm sure he'd pay a lot to avoid.
I know that these programmes come up to a lot of expectations.
They got him hooked up to a lot of machines.
He's up to a lot of trouble.
Last I checked, I was the best hacker you had, so what I was up to was making you a lot of money.
Kidnapping, two homicides- that's a lot of exposure for not a lot of money.
Our victim lost a lot of people a lot of money.
Because a lot of little things eventually adds up to one very big thing.

Alternatives:

The total amount is a lot of money.
The sum comes to a lot of money.
The calculation results in a lot of money.
The figure adds up to a lot of money.
The final amount is a lot of money.

It adds up to a lot of money.

This phrase is correct and commonly used in a more general context to introduce a new calculation or total.

This phrase is used when you want to convey that a particular total or calculation results in a significant amount of money without referring to a specific calculation previously mentioned.

Examples:

We added up all the expenses, and it adds up to a lot of money.
When you consider all the costs, it adds up to a lot of money.

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If each of those pikers comes through, it'd add up to a lot of money.
Good connections to a lot of money.
I've got access to a lot of money.
I mean, Gus will stake us to a lot of money.
Feliz is a man with access to a lot of money, and when he lands, he's going to turn it all over to us.
I have access to a lot of money, more than I know what to do with.
Put 'em all together, it could add up to a lot of years.
Most of these are clerical and harmless, but it still adds up to a lot of near misses.
It all adds up to a lot, it adds up to much too much and that is reason enough to vote against it.
Nothing huge, but it adds up to real money.
He had a lot of money.
Trials cost a lot of money.
And over time, they add up to a lot.
I know that these programmes come up to a lot of expectations.
They got him hooked up to a lot of machines.
He's up to a lot of trouble.
Last I checked, I was the best hacker you had, so what I was up to was making you a lot of money.
Kidnapping, two homicides- that's a lot of exposure for not a lot of money.
Our victim lost a lot of people a lot of money.
It's a lot of things that add up to make me look really suspicious.

Alternatives:

The total amount is a lot of money.
The sum comes to a lot of money.
The calculation results in a lot of money.
The figure adds up to a lot of money.
The final amount is a lot of money.

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