Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Designed to permit customers to remain in their motor vehicles while being accommodated.

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Examples

  • Yesterday I was in the drive-up line at Portillos when some moron with a Jesus is King bumper sticker practically ran over one of the order takers twice.

    Think Progress » ThinkFast: April 22, 2010 2010

  • If you're a Bank of America customer with an e-banking account and make just one deposit a month through a teller, drive-up window or night deposit box, an $8.95 fee will kick in.

    Maybe We'll Charge an Extra Fee to Read This Rachel Louise Ensign 2011

  • She stopped at the drive-up window and filled her purse with a collection of three-ounce bottles of tequila—a little hair of the dog.

    Fatal Error J.A. Jance 2011

  • We have since added quick stops, instant grits/oatmeal, instant tax returns, drive-up windows for everything, instant messaging, quick car washes, quick as a wink laundry, and even speed dating to the list of hurry-up features in our daily lives.

    Tom Gerdy: Disgruntled 2010 Voters Are All Polaroid's Fault Tom Gerdy 2010

  • After a masked-man with a gun first carjacked a white 1993 Jeep Cherokee on Aurora's northeast side at about 5: 19pm on Thursday, he then proceeded to the drive-up window at Harris Bank at 2853 Kirk Road (Farnsworth), demanding cash and pointing a gun at the teller.

    Archive 2010-01-01 2010

  • Pulling out of the drive-up, Ali handed him a bag with a burger, fries, and a soda.

    Fatal Error J.A. Jance 2011

  • She stopped at the drive-up window and filled her purse with a collection of three-ounce bottles of tequila—a little hair of the dog.

    Fatal Error J.A. Jance 2011

  • Pulling out of the drive-up, Ali handed him a bag with a burger, fries, and a soda.

    Fatal Error J.A. Jance 2011

  • As I sat in line at the drive-up window, it came to me so suddenly and so simply that I wondered how I had missed it.

    Chicken Soup for the Soul: Grandmothers Jack Canfield 2011

  • The post office drive-up boxes were moved to Broadway.

    Fine with them (Jack Bog's Blog) 2009

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