re-up

verb

(ˌ)rē-ˈəp 

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

Examples of re-up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Paramount has re-upped its production deal with one of the Melrose Avenue lot’s cornerstone producers, Temple Hill. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 10 Nov. 2026

The Tonys re-upping with CBS comes as fellow high-profile awards shows the Emmys and the Oscars have inked new deals with streaming platforms — Amazon’s Prime Video and YouTube, respectively, leaving their longtime broadcast network homes. — Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2026

Einbinder and Sarandon were both detained during the protest, and in the hours after her release, the Hacks star re-upped her unambiguous condemnation of Netanyahu’s New York visit. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2026

Kerr weighed retiring from coaching for three weeks before re-upping on a new two-year deal. — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 25 Sep. 2026

Word History

Etymology

re- + sign up

First Known Use

circa 1906, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for re-up

• backup
• blowup
• breakup
• buildup
• checkup
• cleanup
• holdup
• hookup
• lineup
• lockup
• makeup
• markup