Re-up
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Re-up is a verb meaning (US, military) To reenlist.
Meaning
(US, military) To reenlist.
More Meanings
- (intransitive) To sign up again.
- (informal) To renew (e.g. a library book, a lease, a contract).
- (US, military) One who reenlists.
- (Internet, informal) Clipping of reupload.
- (Internet, informal) Clipping of reupload (“file which has been reuploaded”).
- (US) To renegotiate a contract.
- (slang) To refill one's drug stash.
Example Sentences
While we're here, you mind if I re-up?
Gave me a cryptic, mostly frustrated-seeming look. Went upstairs with her bestie. To re-up, probably.
Slums need another re-up. Also, adjust the dosage. We had two more die on us. It's bad for business. We want them addicted, not dead.
Andy Levine, the founder and chief executive of Sixthman, said that more than 50 percent of attendees re-up for his cruises. According to Mr. Levine, his average passenger is 35 years old […].
Word Forms
- re-ups
- re-upping
- re-upped
- reup
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include re-enlist, extend, veteranize, reenlist, reuplift, resupply.
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