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Meaning of up for grabs | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

Available for anyone to obtain, claim, decide, or win.

idiomatic, informal

Equivalents

Deutsch frei verfügbar zu haben
Français libre
Magyar aki kapja, marja
Nederlands te grabbel vrij beschikbaar

Examples

“Gandhi today is up for grabs. He has become abstract, ahistorical, postmodern, no longer a man in and of his time but a freeloading concept.”
“The Senate is up for grabs in November's election.”
“"In the transformation of clean technology, it's up for grabs whether the giants will be American or Chinese or from other countries," says Salzman.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

up front up gaze Up Helly Aa up here up hill and down dale Up Holland

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