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

The same has happened in recent years with Patrick Surtain returning to the Broncos, Jaycee Horn agreeing to an extension with the Panthers, Derek Stingley re-upping his deal in Houston, Denzel Ward in Cleveland and Witherspoon the latest to extend. — Matt Schooley, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026

Don’t be surprised if that gets re-upped for the next month, and the next month, and the next month. — Joel Feder, The Drive, 2 Sep. 2026

Best Amazon End-of-Season Gardening and Lawn Deals Your days tending to the garden may be coming to an end, but there’s no better time to re-up on green-thumb essentials than now. — Maria Conti, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Sep. 2026

And Beijing has in recent days re-upped its messaging urging restraint and normal operations around the strait. — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 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