slang
: reputation
especially
: status in a group (such as a gang)
: representative
sales reps
variants
or repp
: a plain-weave fabric with prominent rounded crosswise ribs
: the dosage of an ionizing radiation that will develop the same amount of energy upon absorption in human tissue as one roentgen of X-ray or gamma-ray exposure
1
repair
2
repeat
3
report; reporter
4
republic
Republican
Examples of rep in a Sentence
Noun (1)
I have a rep as a player to maintain, you know
Noun (2)
the company dispatched three reps to the annual marketing fair
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Zac Jackson, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
The Hurricanes’ reserves got valuable in-game reps.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
Largely missing from the action were founders or company reps; just brand ambassadors handing out stuff for exposure or leaving giant, unattended bowls of stuff.
—Stephanie Krikorian, Curbed, 25 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Like many other teams at this early stage, the Browns need live reps to improve the timing of their offensive operation and their overall comfort level.
—Zac Jackson, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
The Hurricanes’ reserves got valuable in-game reps.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
The Love Island contestant finished as a runner up in the recent twelfth season of ITV2’s UK series, and is now on the books at HLD, which reps the likes of TikTok personality GK Barry and Made in Chelsea‘s Emily Blackwell.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
Largely missing from the action were founders or company reps; just brand ambassadors handing out stuff for exposure or leaving giant, unattended bowls of stuff.
—Stephanie Krikorian, Curbed, 25 Aug. 2025
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“Rep.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rep. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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rep
1 of 2 noun
: representative entry 2
sales rep
rep
2 of 2 nounMedical Definition
rep
2 of 2 abbreviation
let it be repeated
—used in writing prescriptions
Etymology
Abbreviation
Latin repetatur
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