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up for1Available for: the house next door is up for sale...- So he put the company up for sale, hoping that a buyer would groom his successors better than he could.
- What that means, Martin, is that a lot is up for grabs.
- The company expects to be up for auction in mid-March of this year.
2Being considered for: he had been up for promotion...- Anyone putting him/her self up for public office should be, like Caesar's wife, beyond reproach.
- All 60 councillors are up for election.
- She was in the middle of a major campaign and she was also up for a promotion.
3Due for: his contract is up for renewal in June...- Of the eight full-time cable/satellite news channels, seven were up for license renewal.
- The surcharge will come into effect immediately for new policies issued and for policies coming up for renewal.
- Instead those drivers and ones with other criminal records will be assessed when their licences come up for annual renewal.
4 informal Ready to take part in (a particular activity): Nigel was really up for it, as always...- And if any of you are serious about getting a flat I am up for it!
- I think he is totally up for it and wants to change things.
- It's one of those places you go and you know that the people come out and they're up for it, they're very enthusiastic and have a great love of music.
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