signup

sign-up

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sahyn-uhp]
- /ˈsaɪnˌʌp/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sahyn-uhp]
- /ˈsaɪnˌʌp/

Definitions of signup word

noun signup a token; indication. 1
noun signup a conventional or arbitrary mark, figure, or symbol used as an abbreviation for the word or words it represents. 1
noun signup a motion or gesture used to express or convey an idea, command, decision, etc.: Her nod was a sign that it was time to leave. 1
noun signup a notice, bearing a name, direction, warning, or advertisement, that is displayed or posted for public view: a traffic sign; a store sign. 1
noun signup a trace; vestige: There wasn't a sign of them. 1
noun signup an arbitrary or conventional symbol used in musical notation to indicate tonality, tempo, etc. 1

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Origin of signup

First appearance:

before 1945

One of the 6% newest English words

First recorded in 1945-50; noun use of verb phrase sign up

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Signup

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Signup

signup popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

signup usage trend in Literature

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