re-upped; re-upping; re-ups

intransitive verb

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

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This could all end up a tempest in a teapot with a re-up and a hometown discount. Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 13 Aug. 2025 Meanwhile, beverages like bone broth, smoothies, and unsweetened coconut water can also help you re-up if necessary (though Levi cautions that the hype around coconut water is seriously overblown). Caroline Tien, SELF, 12 Aug. 2025 Recent national attention to the couple’s plight has prompted a state senator to re-up calls for a bipartisan bill that, if passed, would spare other North Carolina parents of their fate. Maia Nehme, Charlotte Observer, 9 Aug. 2025 With players now opting for the comfort of extensions and using the early-signing period in June to re-up with current teams, there simply is not much to covet on the free-agent market. Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 2 Aug. 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 22 Aug. 2025.

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