sign-up
noun
an act or instance of signing up.
sign-up
American
[sahyn-uhp]
/ ˈsaɪnˌʌp /
Or
signup
noun
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sign-ups
plural
sign up
British
verb
sign up
Idioms
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of sign-up
First recorded in 1945–50; noun use of verb phrase sign up
Example Sentences
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Raye has hit back at ticket touts who she says "overwhelmed" the sign-up process for an upcoming live show by using AI bots to create "hundreds of thousands of fake registrations".
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
In the second quarter, Airbnb rolled out updates that allow guests to see more relevant recommendations on its home page and in search results, and redesigned its sign-up, login and checkout processes, among other improvements.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
No one forced him to sign-up, he said, but the idea was constantly present.
From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026
Netflix doesn’t ask subscribers for personal information in the sign-up process, as it can discourage people from buying the service.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 16, 2026
"We just want to see the sign-up list for the contest, please," George said.
From "Scream for Ice Cream: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #2" by Carolyn Keene
Customers can sign up for a membership costing £1 for 12 months.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
Publishers sign up to the scheme for a fee, and can then request to get their authors' books labelled with the Books By People mark.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
Because most of those who sign up for the Los Feliz tour live elsewhere, they have never crossed the bridge “and don’t know it’s there,” Ryan said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
That is true even if they stay on an employer health insurance plan and sign up only for Medicare A while delaying Medicare B for the future.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
They wanted me to take the class, too, but I forgot to sign up in time.
From "P.S. I Miss You" by Jen Petro-Roy
The Where Is My Husband! singer revealed there were 1.8 million sign-ups for her one-off 5,000-seat performance at the Royal Albert Hall on 23 October.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
In that case, OpenAI agents had knocked new account sign-ups at RubyGems offline.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
A library spokesperson said they were still tallying the number of card sign-ups, but at least 4,400 had been issued as of Friday afternoon.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
Those measures have slowed sign-ups, the company acknowledged; about one-third of its users are under 13.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
In the morning the principal had announced sign-ups for football and cheerleading and other stuff.
From "Crash" by Jerry Spinelli
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