sign-up
noun
an act or instance of signing up.
sign-up
American
[sahyn-uhp]
/ ˈsaɪnˌʌp /
Or
signup
noun
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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Detainees previously used a sign-up sheet to meet with members of Congress or just started talking to detainees they encountered during facility tours.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2026
No one forced him to sign-up, he said, but the idea was constantly present.
From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026
On every room door there was a sign-up list.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 2026
In the case of an expat who is approaching 65, you have to pay really close attention to the sign-up deadlines.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 13, 2026
Over the course of the summer, the firm organized a series of events and outings for its associates, sending around sign-up sheets for anyone who wanted to go.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
To get prepared for earthquakes, sign up for The Times’ Unshaken newsletter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
If you sign up before Aug. 14 and complete at least one of the challenges, we’ll mail you some fun stuff!
From Slate ● Jul. 28, 2026
But any child who is under 18 and has a valid Social Security number can sign up for a Trump account.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
He has said that the movement was started as a joke, but after offering the option to sign up to the movement through a Google form, he received tens of thousands of responses.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
“Caterpillar,” said Chicken, “Lily told me about the library reading program. If you sign up, you get prizes! I am going to read every book they have about sharks.”
From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn
Moonshot AI posted on X over the weekend that exploding demand for Kimi K3 had pushed capacity to its limits, leading the company to temporarily pause new sign-ups to prioritize compute access for current members.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026
So far, there have been over 6 million account sign-ups, including approximately 1.4 million accounts claiming the $1,000 seed money, according to a senior Treasury Department official.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026
Ad-supported plans now represent almost 50% of all premium subscription video-on-demand sign-ups in the U.S., up from 39% just two years ago, according to research firm Antenna.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026
Her first event drew about 50 women, and the second has more than 150 sign-ups after a video went viral.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 3, 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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