drive-up

American

[drahyv-uhp] / ˈdraɪvˌʌp /

adjective

serving or accessible to customers who drive up in their cars.

a drive-up taco stand; a drive-up window at a bank.

Etymology

Origin of drive-up

adj. use of verb phrase drive up

Example Sentences

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The authors acknowledge this type of action will drive-up prices for consumers.

From BBC • Dec. 9, 2025

The new site would have a drive-up loading bay, making it easier for larger items such as prams and cots to be lifted into a car or taxi.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2025

Target rolled out free drive-up returns in time for holiday shopping.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 31, 2023

To park there, drive-up customers pay up to $35 per day.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 29, 2022

This is the last pathetic vestige of the preliminary privacies of its original type, the gates, the drive-up, the front lawn, the shady trees, that gave a great impressive margin to the door.

From Mankind in the Making by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)

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