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sign-up

sign-up

12 3.0
A form where people write their names to join an activity
  • noun
  • /ˈsaɪnˌʌp/
translation icon : formulario de inscripción
  • At the entrance, there's a sign-up sheet for anyone who wants to attend the workshop.
  • sign-up sheet

Well yeah, the only thing college kids are good at distributing are ultimate frisbee, sign up sheets and HPV.

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Examples

  • I want to put the sign-up sheet out in the hall, and you can all sign up for this very special event.

  • So if you're interested, there's a sign up sheet in the back and we'll also sell the book here in the back as well.

  • Instead of the "only for US," I was seeing the sign-up page for new accounts.

    Blog text (25)
  • There is an easy sign-up form on the right side of the screen.

    Blog text (7)
  • Enter your name and email in the sign-up form here, and every day, someone will be picked at random.

    Blog text (16)
  • There was a sign-up sheet for anyone interested in joining a circuit.

    Academic text (2002)
  • Oh, I've got the talent show sign-up sheet right here.

  • Oh, parents, there's a sign-up sheet on the board for our Fun Fair next week.

  • We circulated a separate sign-up sheet in the room for extra credit purposes.

    Academic text (2003)
  • Sign-up sheets for those wishing to participate were available to students at the end of the class period.

    Academic text (1996)

Synonyms

form
vssign-up
643 1.0

A paper or online document with spaces to fill with information

is used specifically to collect names to register people for events
guestbook
vssign-up
1 3.2

A book or online form where visitors write names and messages

is meant for collecting names to register people for an activity

How Formal

register
  • Formal
68 3.0
guestbook
1 3.2
sign-up
12 3.0

Surface Forms

sign-up singular
sign-ups plural

Morphology

sign-up = sign + up (semi-transparent) = sign + up

The link to the phrasal verb 'sign up' is clear, but the meaning 'a form or page for registration' is a metonymic extension rather than a fully literal compositional meaning.

Etymology

Sign-up as a noun for a sheet or page comes from the words sign ('to write your name') and up ('to join'), so a sign-up is the place where people 'write their names' to join an event or group.