rep

rep ¹ also repp  (rp)

n.

A ribbed or corded fabric of various materials, such as cotton, wool, or silk.

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[Alteration of French reps, from English ribs, pl. of rib.]

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rep ²  (rp)

n. Informal

A representative.

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rep ³  (rp)

n.

A unit of absorbed radiation dose, equal to the amount of ionizing radiation that will transfer 93 ergs of energy to 1 gram of water or living tissue.

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[r(oentgen) + e(quivalent) + p(hysical).]

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rep ⁴  (rp)

n. Informal

1. A repertory company.

2. A repertory theater.

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rep ⁵  (rp)

n. Informal

Reputation: "Modern British royalty began with Queen Victoria, who still has a bad rep for being stodgy, straitlaced andwell, Victorian" (Anthony Holden).

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rep ⁶  (rp)

n. Informal

A repetition of a particular movement done as exercise, especially in weightlifting.

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rep ¹

Noun

Theatre short for repertory company

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rep ²

Noun

1. a sales representative

2. someone elected to represent a group of people: the union rep

3. NZ informal a rugby player selected to represent his district

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	rep - informal abbreviation of `representative' congressman, congresswoman, representative - a member of the United States House of Representatives
	2.	rep - a fabric with prominent rounded crosswise ribs repp cloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"

Translations

rep [rɛp] n abbr (COMM) (= representative) → rappresentante m/f;

(THEAT) (= repertory); teatro di repertorio

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rep representative