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Date "UPS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1615. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Computing | UPS 1. uninterruptible power supply. 2. A source level C debugger that runs under X11 or SunView by Mark Russell |
Census | Designation for the (United Parcel Service). A private mailing and shipping service. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
UPS (formerly known as United Parcel Service) is the world's largest package delivery company, delivering over 13 million packages a day to over 200 countries around the world. It has recently expanded its operations to include logistics and other transportation-related areas.UPS is well known for its brown trucks also known as package cars. The color brown that UPS uses on its vehicles and uniforms is called Pullman brown after the railroad sleeper cars created by George Pullman which used the same color.
Major competitors include United States Postal Service, FedEx and DHL.
Brief History
- 1907 American Messenger Company (later UPS) was founded by James E. Casey in Seattle, Washington. The company delivered messages and small packages in the Seattle area.
- 1913 Merger with Evert McCabe, company renamed Merchant Parcel Delivery.
- 1919 Renamed United Parcel Service and expands to Oakland, California
- 1961 Familiar shield logo designed by Paul Rand introduced.
- 1975 UPS completes exapansion to all 48 contiguous states in the United States. UPS also begins International service to Canada.
- 1997 On August 4 185,000 Teamsters union UPS hourly employees walked off the job after contract negotiations stalled. UPS was effectively shut down for weeks and it lost a great deal of business to competitors.
- 1999 UPS changes from a private to publicly traded company. At the time the largest Initial Public Offering in United States history.
- 2003 On March 25 UPS unvieled a new worldwide branding program including a new logo, web site and the redesign of all 66,000 UPS vehicles. The slogan "Synchronizing the World of Commerce" is introduced.
External Links
- Official website
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "United Parcel Service."
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
UPS stands for:
- Uninterruptible power supply
- United Parcel Service of America
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "UPS."
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
UPS | English | Ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy | N/A |
UPS | Italian | Spettroscopia fotoelettronica nell'ultravioletto | Chemical Industry, Industry |
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |||
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Adversity | Noun: adversity, evil; failure; bad luck, ill luck, evil luck, adverse luck, hard fortune, hard hap, hard luck, hard lot; frowns of fortune; evil dispensation, evil star, evil genius; vicissitudes of life, ups and downs of life, broken fortunes; hard case, hard lines, hard life; sea of troubles; peck of troubles; hell upon earth; slough of despond. |
Eventuality | The world, life, things, doings, affairs in general; things in general, affairs in general; the times, state of affairs, order of the day; course of things, tide of things, stream of things, current of things, run of things, march of things, course of events; ups and downs of life, vicissitudes of life; chapter of accidents; (chance); situation; (circumstances). |
Evolution | Alternation; coming and going; Verb: ebb and flow, flux and reflux, ups and down. |
Messenger | Mail, overnight mail, express mail, next-day delivery; post, post office; letter bag; delivery service; United Parcel Service, UPS; Federal Express, Fedex. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: UPS |
| English words defined with "UPS": fluctuate, fluctuating ♦ Ups and downs. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "UPS": Bannière ♦ CORE-COMPOSER FEEDER, cyclical movements ♦ production volume index ♦ SHUSTER ♦ tenderizer tender ♦ Uninterruptible Power Supply ♦ WONDERLAND, WRITER, TECHNICAL PUBLICATIONS. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "UPS" is also a word in the following language with the English translation in parentheses. Portuguese (ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy). |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | That really ups the resale value (Tommy Boy; writing credit: Terry Turner, Bonnie Turner, Fred Wolf) Oh you have rights, and lefts, ups, downs and middles (The Insider; writing credit: Eric Roth) Why, I don't like grown ups. (Running Scared; writing credit: Gary DeVore; Jimmy Huston) You know through all my ups and downs, I always thought the most important thing in life was to win an Oscar (Futurama; writing credit: Lance Smith; Carl Colpaert) | |
Lyrics | Hang ups, let downs (Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler); performing artist: Marvin Gaye) No guts set up for sit ups flip up watch us rip up. (Feel Me Flow; performing artist: Naughty By Nature) | |
Clever | If Fed Ex and UPS were to merge, would they call it Fed UP? (references; author: unknown) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Kutie Kut Ups (1955) Ups an' Downs Derby (1950) Betty Boop's Ups and Downs (1932) Ups and Downs (1926) | |
Song Titles | Ups and Downs, The (performing artist: Steeleye Span) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | In other words my friends, life is a series of ups and downs!. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Early years, with images of family, self portraits, landscapes and architectural interiors. Close ups of flowers. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Close ups. Anthony Campagna, residence in Riverdale-on-Hudson, close up panel on fireplace. Credit: Library of Congress. | ||
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| "Saxophone close-ups 4" by Miriam Lewis Commentary: "Various close ups of saxophones that were taken as a study of the musical instrument." | "Turning Leaf" by Anthony Hall Commentary: "Again playing around with close ups. Leaf with great color." |
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| Author | Quotation |
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe | Unlike grown ups, children have little need to deceive themselves. |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Business | Since the beginning of the operation, the dynamics of the vehicles production at the UzDaewoo Auto plant has had its ups and downs. (references) | |
If you are sending a small order to a Japanese retailer, you can use regular air mail, a courier service like FedEx, UPS or DHL. They will deliver the order to your Japanese clients. (references) | ||
The U.S. firm’s business in Europe is a further development of their U.S. freight forwarding activities which, in the United States, relies on final delivery by UPS, FedEx or TNT courier service. (references) | ||
Economic History | Mauritius | UPS, Fedex and DHL also have offices here, with DHL being a regional center. (references) |
Uae | UPS has a busy global hub and Lufthansa uses Sharjah as its Middle East hub. (references) | |
Philippines | DHL, Fedex and UPS all have joint-venture partners to service the growing domestic demand. (references) | |
Human Rights | Guatemala | The ORP has a strong corps of investigators and has shown a considerable degree of improvement in professionalism; however, their independence and effectiveness has been hampered to some degree by the lack of support from the PNC leadership and there were isolated cases in which ORP investigators appeared to participate in cover ups of police misconduct. (references) |
Travel | Nicaragua | UPS has joined forces with Challenge Air Cargo, and now averages six flights a week. (references) |
Sri Lanka | International mail and courier services (including FedEx, UPS and DHL) are also available. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| Speaker | Phrase(s) |
Matthew Perry | There's ups and downs about it. At first I thought there was a downside, that it was harder for me, because the nature of the problem, you want to be able to kind of take care of it on your own, with the right people. |
Robert Wagner | It's been a terrific ride, a great, great time. You know, but like every actor, you know, your career goes on levels. It goes ups and downs and ups and downs. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| "UPS" is generally used as a noun (plural) -- approximately 98.37% of the time. "UPS" is used about 307 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (plural) | 98.37% | 302 | 16,684 |
| Unclassified Items | 1.63% | 5 | 157,705 |
| Total | 100.00% | 307 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Country | Name |
| USA | Pick Ups Plus Inc |
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Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.
Expressions using "UPS": he ups and says ♦ lace ups ♦ static UPS ♦ the ups and downs ♦ the ups and downs of life ♦ ups and down ♦ ups and downs ♦ with ups and downs. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "UPS": ups-a-daisy!, ups-and-downs, ups-are, ups-on-a-card. | |
Ending with "UPS": back-ups, balls-ups, beat-'em-ups, blow-ups, booze-ups, break-ups, build-ups, bust-ups, call-ups, check-ups, clean-ups, close-ups, cock-ups, cover-ups, cut-ups, follow-ups, foul-ups, freeze-ups, fry-ups, hang-ups, higher-ups, hold-ups, hook-ups, lace-ups, line-ups, link-ups, lock-ups, make-ups, mark-ups, mix-ups, mock-ups, paste-ups, pick-ups, pile-ups, pin-ups, power-ups, pull-ups, punch-ups, push-ups, roll-ups, round-ups, run-ups, set-ups, shake-ups, sit-ups, slip-ups, snarl-ups, speed-ups, stand-ups, start-ups, tie-ups, top-ups, turn-ups, warm-ups, write-ups. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
ups | 42,657 | ups com | 206 |
ups tracking | 12,160 | ups ground | 194 |
pop ups | 3,280 | ups uniform | 186 |
stop pop ups | 1,904 | location ups | 183 |
the ups store | 1,249 | ups rate | 181 |
get rid of pop ups | 482 | pull ups | 170 |
free stop pop ups | 403 | ups system | 161 |
ups job | 368 | canada ups | 158 |
block pop ups | 356 | ups power supply | 141 |
push ups | 307 | start ups | 138 |
ups shipping | 302 | free pop ups | 137 |
apc ups | 293 | pussy close ups | 135 |
ups package tracking | 272 | online tracking ups | 118 |
ups battery | 237 | break ups | 108 |
close ups | 223 | hook ups skateboard | 107 |
ups track | 222 | warm ups | 92 |
sit ups | 219 | rack mount ups | 84 |
hook ups | 216 | eliminate pop ups | 83 |
ups employment | 215 | mge ups | 82 |
no pop ups | 212 | best ups | 81 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "UPS"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | këpucë me lidhëse (elastic sides, lace ups). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | превратности (ups and downs). (various references) | |
Chinese | 起伏 (ups and downs, with a wavy motion). (various references) | |
Danish | UPS projektion (UPS projection), statisk kontinuerlig strømforsyning (static uninterruptable power supply, static UPS), speed (amphetamine, amphetamine sulfate, bennies, benzedrine, dexies, diet pills, meth, peaches, pep pills, phenylisopropylamine, speed, splash, uppers, wake-ups). (various references) | |
Dutch | UPS-projectie (UPS projection), statisch UPS-systeem (static uninterruptable power supply, static UPS). (various references) | |
Finnish | UPS-projektio (UPS projection). (various references) | |
French | projection UPS (UPS projection), hauts et bas (ups and downs), alimentation ininterruptible statique (static UPS), accidents (ups and downs). (various references) | |
German | Höhen (heights, highs). (various references) | |
Greek | σκαμπανεβάσματα (ups and downs), στατική τροφοδότηση χωρίς διακοπή (static uninterruptable power supply, static UPS), προβολή UPS (UPS projection), υψώσεισ και καταπτώσεισ (ups and downs), επάνω και τα κάτω (ups and downs). (various references) | |
Hebrew | מעלות ומורדות (ups and downs), גלגל חוזר (man's fate, ups and downs, vicissitudes, wheel of fortune). (various references) | |
Hungarian | viszontagságok (chops and charges, ups and downs), szerencse forgandósága (ups and downs), jó és balsors (the ups and downs of life, ups and downs of life), hepehupák (bumps in a road, ups and downs), az élet viszontagságai (the ups and downs of life), élet viszontagságai (battle of life, shifts and changes of life, ups and downs of life). (various references) | |
Italian | pillole dimagranti (bennies, dexies, diet pills, pep pills, uppers, wake-ups), antisonno (bennies, dexies, diet pills, pep pills, uppers, wake-ups), alimentazione non interrompibile statica (static uninterruptable power supply, static UPS). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 浮沈 (ebb and flow, floating and sinking, rise and fall, ups and downs), 栄枯盛衰 (ups and downs of life, vicissitudes of fortune). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | しょうちょう (ebb and flow, ministries and government offices, prosperity and decay, rise and fall, small intestine, symbol, the authorities, ups and downs), うよきょくせつ (complications, meandering, turns and twists, ups and downs, vicissitudes), ふちん (ebb and flow, floating and sinking, rise and fall, ups and downs), せいすい (clearwater, elegance, purity, rise and fall, unselfishness, ups and downs, vicissitudes, welfare), こうぼう (beam of light, offense and defense, promising future, rise and fall, studio, ups and downs, workshop), はらんばんじょう (stormy, troubles, uproarious, ups and downs), はらん (aspidistra, troubles, ups and downs), とうらく (election results, fluctuations, rise and fall, ups and downs), えいこせいすい (ups and downs of life, vicissitudes of fortune), えいこ (ups and downs, vicissitudes). (various references) | |
Korean | 무정전 전원 장치. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | upsay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | spides (bennies, dexies, diet pills, pep pills, uppers, wake-ups), speeds (bennies, dexies, diet pills, pep pills, uppers, wake-ups), speds (bennies, dexies, diet pills, pep pills, uppers, wake-ups), projecção UPS (UPS projection), alimentação ininterrupta estática (static uninterruptable power supply, static UPS). (various references) | |
Romanian | vicisitudinile vieţii (the ups and downs of life), valurile vieţii (the ups and downs of life), se scoalã şi zice (he ups and says). (various references) | |
Russian | ю-пи-эс. (various references) | |
Spanish | vaivenes (ups and downs), proyección UPS (UPS projection), anfetaminas (bennies, dexies, diet pills, pep pills, uppers, wake-ups), alimentación ininterrumpida estática (static uninterruptable power supply, static UPS). (various references) | |
Swedish | UPS-projektion (UPS projection), med- och motgång (ups and downs), hoppsan (oops, ups-a-daisy, whoops), hoppla (gee up, gee-up, giddap, ups-a-daisy). (various references) | |
Turkish | iyi ve kötü günler (the ups and downs), inişli çıkışlı (bumpy, chequered, remittent, rugged, seesaw, surging, surgy, undulant, uneven, up and down, with ups and downs), inişler ve çıkışlar (the ups and downs). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | мінливість долі (ups and downs). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "UPS": upsadaisy, upscale, upscaled, upscales, upscaling, upsend, upsending, upsends, upsent, upset, upsets, upsetter, upsetters, upsetting, upshift, upshifted, upshifting, upshifts, upshoot, upshooting, upshoots, upshot, upshots, upside, upsides, upsilon, upsilons, upsoar, upsoared, upsoaring, upsoars, upsprang, upspring, upspringing, upsprings, upsprung, upstage, upstaged, upstages, upstaging, upstair, upstairs, upstand, upstanding, upstandingness, upstandingnesses, upstands, upstare, upstared, upstares, upstaring. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "UPS": backups, blowups, breakups, brushups, buildups, buttercups, cantaloups, catchups, catsups, checkups, chirrups, cleanups, closeups, cockups, countercoups, coups, coverups, crackups, creamcups, croups, cups, cutups, deathcups, dups, dustups, eggcups, eyecups, flareups, followups, getups, groups, grownups, hangups, hiccups, holdups, hookups, ingroups, jaups, ketchups, kickups, kingcups, larrups, layups, letups, lineups, linkups, lockups, lookups, loups, makeups, markups. (additional references) | |
Words containing "UPS": cupsful, soupspoon, soupspoons, teacupsful. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "UPS" (pronounced u"ps) |
| 3 | u" p s | cups, pups. |
| 2 | -p s | airdrops, airships, airstrips, allotropes, Alps, ambassadorships, amidships, apes, apocalypse, apprenticeships, archetypes, audiotapes, backdrops, backups, bagpipes, battleships, beeps, bellhops, biceps, bishops, Blimps, blips, bookshops, bootstraps, breakups, buildups, bumps, buttercups, camps, cantaloupes, capes, caps, chairmanships, championships, Champs, chaps, checkups, chimps, chips, chirps, chops, clamps, claps, cleanups, clips, closeups, clumps, collapse, contretemps, copes, cops, corpse, coupes, coverups, cramps, craps, creeps, crepes, crimps, crops, cyclops, damps, dealerships, desktops, develops, dictatorships, dips, directorships, distributorships, doorsteps, drapes, drips, drops, drupes, dumps, dupes, eclipse, elapse, ellipse, elopes, envelopes, envelops, equips, escapes, eyedrops, fellowships, fingertips, flagships, flaps, flips, flops, footsteps, forceps, friendships, gaps, gasps, genotypes, gigaflops, glimpse, gossips, governorships, grapes, grasps, gripes, grips, groups, grownups, gulps, gunships, gyroscopes, handicaps, hangups, hardships, harps, heaps, helps, hiccups, hilltops, hips, holdups, hookups, hoops, hopes, hops, horoscopes, hubcaps, hypes, internships, isotopes, jeeps, judgeships, juleps, jumps, keeps, kelps, kidnaps, kneecaps, Kops, lamps, landscapes, laps, lapse, laptops, leaderships, leaps, lightships, limps, lineups, linkups, lips, lollipops. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: pus, sup. | |
| Words within the letters "p-s-u" | |
-1 letter: up, us. | |
| Words containing the letters "p-s-u" | |
+1 letter: cups, cusp, dups, opus, plus, pubs, puds, pugs, puls, puns, pups, purs, push, puss, puts, scup, soup, spud, spue, spun, spur, sump, supe, sups, tups, umps, upas, yups. | |
+2 letters: bumps, burps, coups, cusps, dumps, dupes, gulps, humps, jaups, jumps, jupes, loups, lumps, lupus, mumps, ouphs, pause, phuts, pilus, pious, plugs, plums, plush, poufs, pours, pouts, praus, pseud, pubes, pubis, puces, pucks, puffs, pujas, pukes, pules, pulis, pulls, pulps, pulse, pumas, pumps, punas, pungs, punks, punts, pupas, puris, purls, purrs, purse, pursy, puses, pushy, putts, quips, roups, rumps, scaup, sculp, scups, setup, sirup, situp, slump, slurp, soups, soupy, spout, sprue, sprug, spuds, spued, spues, spume, spumy, spunk, spurn, spurs, spurt, sputa, stoup, stump, stupa, stupe, sumps, sunup, super, supes, supra, syrup, tumps, turps, updos, upset, usurp, yaups. | |
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