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up

adverb (INTENDED)
 
 
/ʌp/

Definition

up for sth intended, suggested, or being considered for something: That house at the end of our road is up for sale again. Are you really up for promotion?Planning, expecting and arrangingPlotting and trapping
(Definition of up adverb (INTENDED) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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