give-up
[ giv-uhp ]
/ ˈgɪvˌʌp /
noun
something conceded or relinquished; concession: Labor has balked at any more give-ups in the contract talks.
Stock Exchange.
- a commission shared among two or more stockbrokers.
- a part of a commission that constitutes a single such share.
Origin of give-up
First recorded in 1965–70; noun use of verb phrase
give up
Words nearby give-up
give voice to,
give way,
give way to,
give what for,
give-and-take,
give-up,
giveaway,
giveback,
given,
given name,
given to
Definition for give up (2 of 2)
Origin of give
before 900; Middle English < Old Norse
gefa (compare Danish
give); replacing Middle English
yeven, yiven, Old English
gefan, giefan; cognate with Dutch
geven, German
geben, Gothic
giban
SYNONYMS FOR give
synonym study for give
1.
Give,
confer,
grant,
present may mean that something concrete or abstract is bestowed on one person by another.
Give is the general word:
to give someone a book, permission, etc.
Confer usually means to give an honor or a favor; it implies courteous and gracious giving:
to confer a degree.
Grant is limited to the idea of acceding to a request; it may apply to the bestowal of privileges, or the fulfillment of an expressed wish:
to grant a charter, a prayer, permission, etc.
Present, a more formal word than
give, usually implies a certain ceremony in the giving:
to present a citation to a regiment.
OTHER WORDS FROM give
British Dictionary definitions for give up (1 of 2)
give up
verb (adverb)
British Dictionary definitions for give up (2 of 2)
give
/ (ɡɪv) /
verb gives, giving, gave (ɡeɪv) or given (ˈɡɪvən) (mainly tr)
noun
a tendency to yield under pressure; resilience
there's bound to be some give in a long plank; there is no give in his moral views
Derived forms of give
givable or giveable, adjective giver, nounWord Origin for give
Old English
giefan; related to Old Norse
gefa, Gothic
giban, Old High German
geban, Swedish
giva
Idioms and Phrases with give up (1 of 2)
give up
Surrender, as in The suspect gave himself up. [1100s]
Stop doing or performing something, as in They gave up the search, or She gave up smoking almost thirty years ago. [c. 1600]
Part with, relinquish, as in They gave up their New York apartment, or We gave up all hope of finding the lost tickets. [Mid-1500s]
Lose hope for, as in We had given you up as lost. [Late 1500s]
Admit defeat, as in I give up—what's the right answer? [c. 1600]
give up on. Abandon, lose one's faith in, as in I gave up on writing a novel, or She gave up on religion years ago. [Colloquial; second half of 1900s] Also see give oneself up to.
Idioms and Phrases with give up (2 of 2)
give