match-up

Or match·up

[mach-uhp]

noun

1. a pairing or combining; linkage.

   a match-up of federal funds with state aid.

2. a direct contest or confrontation, as between two athletes or political candidates.

3. an investigation of similarities and differences; comparison.

   a match-up of property taxes in two counties.

Word History and Origins

Origin of match-up¹

First recorded in 1960–65; noun use of verb phrase match up

Example Sentences

It's week six in the NFL season and, after talking last week about the Buffalo Bills and Philadelphia Eagles being a potential Super Bowl match-up, they both lost their unbeaten records.

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He has played in the blockbuster match-up three times, with his team's most recent win in 2024.

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Internal Republican polling shows that, in a hypothetical match-up between Greene and the state’s incumbent Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff, she would lose statewide by 18 points.

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She can swing the ball and we knew she was a good match-up being a left-hander.

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The heavyweight match-up of the world numbers one and two stands out in a list that has sees Bradley go do what Spaun suggested and "go for broke".

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