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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Words related to give-up

reimbursement, kickback, rebate, discount, compensation, repayment, allowance, payment, restitution, retribution, return, satisfaction, consolation, discharge, settlement, acquittance, remuneration, give-back

Words nearby give-up

give voice to, give way, give way to, give what for, give-and-take, give-up, giveaway, giveback, given, given name, given to

Origin of give-up

First recorded in 1965–70; noun use of verb phrase give up

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Examples from the Web for give-up

Rather, it was that dogged courage that never even permits a suggestion of give-up to enter the mind of the fighter.
The Meadow-Brook Girls by the Sea|Janet Aldridge
It began to look dubious for Randall, but there was no give-up in her playing.
A Quarter-Back's Pluck|Lester Chadwick
I guess if I was the give-up kind I'd have been flat on my back.
Jane Journeys On|Ruth Comfort Mitchell
But there was no give-up in her expression; determination marked every fine cut line.
The Ranch Girls at Rainbow Lodge|Margaret Vandercook

Here the give-up, the negation of the lower passions, synchronizes with a take-up, the assertion of a beatitude.
Autobiography of a YOGI|Paramhansa Yogananda