matchup

See also: match up and match-up

English

Etymology

Deverbal from match up.

Noun

matchup (plural matchups)

  1. A pairing of two things, people or teams, especially for a competition
    • 1985, PC Mag, volume 4, number 14, page 51:
      It's not an arcade game—there is no crack of the bat or roar of the crowd or even much in the way of a screen display—but for the true fan, there is the excitement of mathematically structured matchups of real current and past teams with a more-than-passing resemblance to real-life outcomes.
    • 2020 April 8, Chris Cillizza, “Why Joe Biden starts as the general election front-runner”, in CNN‎[1]:
      That’s broadly consistent with the Real Clear Politics average of all general election matchups between the two; RCP shows Biden with an average of a 6-point lead over Sanders.
    • 2024 September 6, Jordan Valinsky, “Ticket prices for the all-American men’s matchup at the US Open are surging”, in CNN‎[2]:
      The highly anticipated all-American matchup between Taylor Fritz and Frances Tiafoe — marking the first US Open semifinals between two US men in nearly 20 years — will cost you quite a few Honey Deuces to attend.
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