pass up

verb

passed up; passing up; passes up

Synonyms of pass up next

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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The 66-year-old Long Island native, who has overseen business and election content for both Fox News and Fox Business Network, reportedly passed up an offer to extend his contract, which was already set to expire at the end of this month. —

Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 19 Dec. 2024 This deal on the Dyson Big Ball Vacuum is too good to pass up. —

Juhi Wadia, PCMAG, 17 Dec. 2024 Adopt Next-Generation Cybersecurity Defenses From customer passports to credit card numbers, the volume of customer data in travel and hospitality is too good for cybercriminals to pass up. —

Kevin Pierce, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024 Deals expected to get better through Cyber Monday There's a reason Black Friday and Cyber Monday have managed to hold onto their massive sway over consumers: Some deals really are too good to pass up. —

Mary Walrath-Holdridge, The Courier-Journal, 29 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for pass up