give-up
[ giv-uhp ]
/ ˈgɪvˌʌp /
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noun
something conceded or relinquished; concession: Labor has balked at any more give-ups in the contract talks.
Stock Exchange.
- a commission shared among two or more stockbrokers.
- a part of a commission that constitutes a single such share.
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Origin of give-up
First recorded in 1965–70; noun use of verb phrase give up
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British Dictionary definitions for give-up
give up
verb (adverb)
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Idioms and Phrases with give-up
give up
Surrender, as in The suspect gave himself up. [1100s]
Stop doing or performing something, as in They gave up the search, or She gave up smoking almost thirty years ago. [c. 1600]
Part with, relinquish, as in They gave up their New York apartment, or We gave up all hope of finding the lost tickets. [Mid-1500s]
Lose hope for, as in We had given you up as lost. [Late 1500s]
Admit defeat, as in I give up—what's the right answer? [c. 1600]
give up on. Abandon, lose one's faith in, as in I gave up on writing a novel, or She gave up on religion years ago. [Colloquial; second half of 1900s] Also see give oneself up to.
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