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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According to an individual with knowledge of the situation, both executives re-upped their contracts prior to the closing of the Skydance-Paramount merger. Joe Otterson, Variety, 25 Sep. 2025 Shop here to re-up your go-to products, or try something new from the brand—and find our editors’ selection of award-winning Charlotte Tilbury favorites, below. Grace McCarty, Glamour, 24 Sep. 2025 Hurricanes have their way with Gators, Fins fall to 0-3, Messi re-ups with Inter Miami, Marlins stay hot, Panthers/Heat without stars to start season and more. Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2025 The diary takes in all the tittle tattle, including rumors around a Paramount bid for ITV, a re-up of The Crown EP Andy Harries’ Sony contract and a heroic Channel 4 comms chief swooping in to save the day after hacks were locked out of the traditional King’s College banquet. Max Goldbart, Deadline, 19 Sep. 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 2 Oct. 2025.

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