rep
pronunciation
How to pronounce rep in British English:
UK [rep]
How to pronounce rep in American English:
US [rɛp]
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- Noun:
- informal abbreviation of `representative'
- a fabric with prominent rounded crosswise ribs
Word Origin
- rep
- 1705 as abbreviation of reputation (n.); upon rep "I swear it" was a common 18c. slang asseveration. As a shortening of repetition (n.) it is recorded from 1864, originally school slang; as a shortening of representative (n.), especially "sales representative," it is attested from 1896. As an abbreviation of repertory (company) it is recorded from 1925.
Example
- 1. But phil , 57 , a sales rep for a pharmaceutical company , was out of town on business .
- 2. In the billing address example , what 's preventing the sales rep from simply copying the shipping address as the billing address without verifying it with the customer ?
- 3. It wants to give the new treaty a chance to work , its diplomats explain : the new president and high rep must become europe 's true spokesmen .
- 4. In 1998 , li 's co-founder , eric xu , was a sales rep for a u.s. biotech firm who decided he wanted to make a documentary about american innovation .
- 5. The high rep will head foreign operations of both the commission and council , a move supposed to end institutional rivalries .