Definition of Sign up

1. Verb. Engage by written agreement. "They signed two new pitchers for the next season"

Exact synonyms: Contract, Sign, Sign On
Generic synonyms: Employ, Engage, Hire
Specialized synonyms: Contract Out
Derivative terms: Contract, Signer

2. Verb. Join a club, an activity, etc. with the intention to join or participate,. "Sign up for yoga classes"
Specialized synonyms: Enlist
Generic synonyms: Fall In, Get Together, Join

Definition of Sign up

1. Verb. (transitive) To add a name to the list of people who are participating in something. ¹

2. Verb. (intransitive) To add one's own name to the list of people who are participating in something. ¹

3. Verb. (intransitive) To agree to purchase some good or service. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sign Up

sign language
sign languages
sign manual
sign of elongation
sign of the cross
sign of the orbicularis
sign of the times
sign of the zodiac
sign off
sign offs
sign on
sign on the dotted line
sign out
sign over
sign painter
sign up (current term)
signa
signability
signable
signage
signages
signal
signal-to-noise
signal-to-noise ratio
signal-to-noise ratios
signal/noise
signal/noise ratio
signal box
signal boxes
signal caller

Literary usage of Sign up

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1922)
"... and John H. Matney testifies that he found "that it was all right and agreeable and they would sign up theirs," and it was then that he (Matney) "got ..."

2. Wall Street Accounting: A Description of the Business of Brokerage, Its by Frederick Simson Todman (1921)
""Sign-up Slip" Contract After the purchases and sales of the day are made, ... This contract or "sign-up" slip contains the date of the transaction, ..."

3. Copyright Licensing Regimes Covering Retransmissioon of Broadcast Signals edited by Howard Coble (2001)
"sign up for DISH Network's Digital Local Networks service. ... sign up for Prime Time 1A. 1. Traditional Off Air Antenna. If you decide to use a traditional ..."

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