pass up

verb

passed up; passing up; passes up

transitive verb

: to let go by without accepting or taking advantage of
pass up a chance for promotion
also : decline, reject

Examples of pass up in a Sentence

I must pass up the offer to be chairman of this event.
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Landlords also often pass up retrofits since energy savings generally benefit tenants rather than themselves. Ali Hoss, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024 Black Friday is nearly here, and Costco’s latest membership deal could be hard to pass up. Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 18 Nov. 2024 There’s no way Schmitt’s passing up the chance to work in peds. Laura Bradley, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024 The opportunity to gain a foothold in Europe will be too good (and too low cost) to pass up. Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 7 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for pass up 

Word History

First Known Use

1896, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of pass up was in 1896

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“Pass up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pass%20up. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.

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