break-ups
SayBRAYK-ups/ˈbɹeɪk ˌʌps/
- 1Plural of break-up.
Both of his earlier break-ups ended on friendly terms.
The band survived two break-ups before finally reuniting for a farewell tour.
Note
The plural puts its s at the very end of the compound, after up, never on break. Three spellings live side by side here: the verb is always two words (couples break up), while the noun is written break-up or breakups, and the two plurals mean exactly the same. Pick one spelling of the noun and keep to it within a piece of writing.
break-ups is a form of break up
- Forms
- break upbreak-ups plural
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