sportswear

American  

[spawrts-wair, spohrts-] / ˈspɔrtsˌwɛər, ˈspoʊrts- /

noun

1. clothing designed for wear while playing golf or tennis, hiking, bicycling, jogging, etc.; activewear.

2. men's or women's clothing consisting of separate pieces, as jackets, trousers, sweaters, skirts, and shirts, that are casually styled and can be worn worn singly or in various combinations for business and informal activity.

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sportswear British  

/ ˈspɔːtsˌwɛə /

noun

1. clothes worn for sport or outdoor leisure wear

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Etymology

Origin of sportswear

First recorded in 1910–15; sports + wear

Example Sentences

A Form 4 External link filed Tuesday with the Securities and Exchange Commission shows President and CEO Elliott Hill bought 16,388 shares of the sportswear company for about $61.10 apiece on Dec. 29.

From Barron's

After thousands of women participated in a marathon on the southern island of Kish in early December, many of them without headscarves and in tightfitting sportswear, two of the organizers were detained.

From The Wall Street Journal

Shares of the sportswear retailer jumped Wednesday after the company disclosed that Cook, the lead independent director on its board, nearly doubled his personal stake by buying $2.9 million of its stock.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Apple chief executive purchased 50,000 Nike shares after the sportswear brand’s disappointing earnings last week.

From The Wall Street Journal

That is quite a bargain for a brand that, for much of the past decade, commanded a multiple higher than sportswear giant Nike and luxury conglomerate LVMH.

From The Wall Street Journal