slang
: reputation
especially
: status in a group (such as a gang)
: representative
sales reps
variants
or repp
: a plain-weave fabric with prominent rounded crosswise ribs
: the dosage of an ionizing radiation that will develop the same amount of energy upon absorption in human tissue as one roentgen of X-ray or gamma-ray exposure
1
repair
2
repeat
3
report; reporter
4
republic
Republican
Examples of rep in a Sentence
Noun (1)
I have a rep as a player to maintain, you know
Noun (2)
the company dispatched three reps to the annual marketing fair
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 20 Apr. 2025
Start with 12 reps of the bent-over row, then do 15 reps of the biceps curl, 15 reps each side of the crossbody curl, and 10 reps each side of the concentration curl.
—Jenny McCoy, SELF, 9 Apr. 2025
EW.com, 23 Apr. 2025
His primary purpose, though, was to hone his skills at first base with the idea Yandy Diaz would be given more reps at DH and less time on his feet at first.
—Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
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Verb
Sinners reps the eighth time since 2000 that Warners has lorded over the Easter weekend with an event title.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 20 Apr. 2025
Start with 12 reps of the bent-over row, then do 15 reps of the biceps curl, 15 reps each side of the crossbody curl, and 10 reps each side of the concentration curl.
—Jenny McCoy, SELF, 9 Apr. 2025
Noun
The musician has a concert scheduled in Sugar Land, Texas, on Wednesday, as well as shows in Tulsa and Thackerville, Okla., within the next week, but no decision has been made regarding those concerts at this time, his rep tells EW.
—EW.com, 23 Apr. 2025
His primary purpose, though, was to hone his skills at first base with the idea Yandy Diaz would be given more reps at DH and less time on his feet at first.
—Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
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“Rep.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rep. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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rep
1 of 2 noun
: representative entry 2
sales rep
rep
2 of 2 nounMedical Definition
rep
2 of 2 abbreviation
let it be repeated
—used in writing prescriptions
Etymology
Abbreviation
Latin repetatur
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