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

Examples of re-up in a Sentence

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Perhaps not surprisingly, retailers aren’t re-upping on orders as frequently, either. Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 9 Dec. 2025 The decision to re-up Cooper may surprise some people in the industry, because traditional TV-news outlets have over the past year cut ties with veterans, including Hoda Kotb, Neil Cavuto, Chris Wallace and others. Brian Steinberg, Variety, 8 Dec. 2025 Black Friday and Cyber Monday are the best times to re-up your beauty supply stash since so many products are on sale. Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 28 Nov. 2025 When his policy ended in March 2023, Liz re-upped his coverage with National Health Insurance. Peter Whoriskey The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 16 Nov. 2025 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 20 Dec. 2025.

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