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
Synonyms
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
Recent Examples on the Web
Michael Schneider, Variety, 9 May 2024
Companies have distributed free samples of these deadly, addictive products in Black neighborhoods, paid students to rep cigarettes in dormitories at historically Black colleges, and conducted other manipulative marketing with devastating health outcomes.
—Jethroe Moore Ii, The Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2024
Nicola Peltz Beckham is proud to rep her mother-in-law Victoria Beckham on red carpets!
—Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 5 Feb. 2024
But perhaps most strikingly, this reps the first official year for the SAG Awards to stream on Netflix.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 24 Feb. 2024
Universal Music Publishing Group, which reps the band’s publishing on the song did not respond to request for comment.
—Colin Stutz, Billboard, 17 Feb. 2024
Detroit will once again rep its all-Honolulu blue uniform, with silver helmets, blue pants and blue socks.
—Detroit Free Press, 20 Jan. 2024
This reps the second Emmy ceremony in 2024 — because of the impact of the Hollywood strikes, which pushed the 75th Emmys from September 2023 to January 15, 2024.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 10 Feb. 2024
This reps the second consecutive season that Fox and the show’s producers were forced to swap judges after production got underway.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 26 Jan. 2024
Sophie Dodd, Peoplemag, 20 May 2024
The Hollywood Reporter has reached out to a rep for Vedder for additional comment.
—Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 May 2024
That's one rep. Lower the kettlebell down, then repeat
Do three to four sets of 12–15 reps
2.
—Rozalynn S. Frazier, Health, 19 May 2024
In May 2023, a rep for Eilish confirmed that the couple had broken up in a statement to Page Six.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 17 May 2024
Layoffs at Amazon affected more than 100 customer service reps, and Under Armour’s hit an unknown amount.
—Morgan Haefner, Quartz, 17 May 2024
At Tuesday’s news conference, the reps held up a giant phony check made out to the city of Oakland to illustrate that amount.
—Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 14 May 2024
Ayman, 55, owned and operated its two locations, and previously worked as a drug company rep who often traveled to Europe.
—Violet Ikonomova, Detroit Free Press, 12 May 2024
Williams split reps with Austin Reed, an undrafted rookie from Western Kentucky, during two 7-on-7 periods.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 12 May 2024
Verb
This reps the Peabody Award’s return to an in-person event for the first time since 2019, and also its first time in L.A. — having previously been held in New York (and virtually over the past four years during the pandemic and Hollywood strikes).
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 9 May 2024
Companies have distributed free samples of these deadly, addictive products in Black neighborhoods, paid students to rep cigarettes in dormitories at historically Black colleges, and conducted other manipulative marketing with devastating health outcomes.
—Jethroe Moore Ii, The Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2024
Nicola Peltz Beckham is proud to rep her mother-in-law Victoria Beckham on red carpets!
—Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 5 Feb. 2024
But perhaps most strikingly, this reps the first official year for the SAG Awards to stream on Netflix.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 24 Feb. 2024
Universal Music Publishing Group, which reps the band’s publishing on the song did not respond to request for comment.
—Colin Stutz, Billboard, 17 Feb. 2024
Detroit will once again rep its all-Honolulu blue uniform, with silver helmets, blue pants and blue socks.
—Detroit Free Press, 20 Jan. 2024
This reps the second Emmy ceremony in 2024 — because of the impact of the Hollywood strikes, which pushed the 75th Emmys from September 2023 to January 15, 2024.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 10 Feb. 2024
This reps the second consecutive season that Fox and the show’s producers were forced to swap judges after production got underway.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 26 Jan. 2024
Noun
Following a turbulent 2015 — in which a video of the pair having a heated argument was made public — the couple wed in Las Vegas in 2016.
Their union — which was never legalized — lasted two years; a rep for LaBeouf announced that the actors were divorcing in 2018.
—Sophie Dodd, Peoplemag, 20 May 2024
The Hollywood Reporter has reached out to a rep for Vedder for additional comment.
—Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 May 2024
That's one rep. Lower the kettlebell down, then repeat
Do three to four sets of 12–15 reps
2.
—Rozalynn S. Frazier, Health, 19 May 2024
In May 2023, a rep for Eilish confirmed that the couple had broken up in a statement to Page Six.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 17 May 2024
Layoffs at Amazon affected more than 100 customer service reps, and Under Armour’s hit an unknown amount.
—Morgan Haefner, Quartz, 17 May 2024
At Tuesday’s news conference, the reps held up a giant phony check made out to the city of Oakland to illustrate that amount.
—Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 14 May 2024
Ayman, 55, owned and operated its two locations, and previously worked as a drug company rep who often traveled to Europe.
—Violet Ikonomova, Detroit Free Press, 12 May 2024
Williams split reps with Austin Reed, an undrafted rookie from Western Kentucky, during two 7-on-7 periods.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 12 May 2024
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“Rep.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rep. Accessed 24 May. 2024.
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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
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Latin repetatur
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