sign-up

or sign·up

[ sahyn-uhp ]

noun

an act or instance of signing up.

Origin of sign-up

First recorded in 1945–50; noun use of verb phrase sign up

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How to use sign-up in a sentence

In his view, “only very, very desperate people” sign up for this, he said.
The Secret World of Pickup Artist Julien Blanc | Brandy Zadrozny | December 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Sign up and you can spend that extra money on spin classes, instead.
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Sign up to join the Kensington Presents mailing list for an invite to the next event.
L.A.’s Cool-Kid Backyard Concert Series—Kensington Presents | Sara Lieberman | October 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Sheldon becomes a professor, but no students sign up for his class because his reputation as being insufferable precedes him.
It’s OK to Like ‘The Big Bang Theory’ | Kevin Fallon | September 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
It promises those who sign up that “you'll get a free lunch and a chance to meet and interact with Iowa GOP staffers.”
Iowa GOP's Quirky Volunteer Effort | Ben Jacobs | August 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST

Here I am now, lookin' to sign up a gover'ment hay charter, and he'll put me high and dry if this word is passed along again.
Isle o' Dreams | Frederick F. Moore
We'll be sailing some day next week and you can sign up before the Commissioner any time you're ready.
Captain Scraggs | Peter B. Kyne
I heard him talking to a boy the very first day I was in school, standing in line to sign up.
Betty Lee, Freshman | David Goodger (goodger@python.org)
I even took lessons from the man who had the sign up, you remember, ‘Americans taught to speak English!’
The Cup of Fury | Rupert Hughes
Ef yuh will step over to my office, Ive got a line o men waitin to sign up.
Girl Scouts at Dandelion Camp | Lillian Elizabeth Roy

British Dictionary definitions for sign up

verb

(adverb) to enlist or cause to enlist, as for military service

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Other Idioms and Phrases with sign-up

sign-up

Enlist in an organization; also, register or subscribe to something. For example, He signed up for four years in the navy, or Are you planning to sign up for that pottery class? [Early 1900s]

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