re-upped; re-upping; re-ups
Synonyms of re-upnext

intransitive verb

: to sign on again
re-upped with the team for three more years
especially : to enlist again

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Dressed in Chiefs red, the family happily smiled from a dais as Patrick re-upped on his deal. Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 11 June 2026 Last month, Deadline exclusively revealed that Condal had re-upped his deal with the premium network through 2029. Max Goldbart, Deadline, 4 June 2026 Ronaldo pulled in around $230 million on the field this past season after re-upping with the franchise on a two-year deal, though his arrangement is believed to be subsidized by commercial agreements orchestrated by the club. Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 4 June 2026 That’s enough room to decline Champagnie’s option and re-up him on team-friendly terms for longer — a recent Thunder specialty — extend Johnson and Wembanyama and still have the wherewithal to address the rest of the roster. John Hollinger, New York Times, 21 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for re-up

Word History

Etymology

re- + sign up

First Known Use

circa 1906, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of re-up was circa 1906

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“Re-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/re-up. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.

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