up for grabs Definition

grab
verb grabbed, grabbing

tr & intr
1. To seize suddenly and often with violence.

Thesaurus: clutch, grasp, grip, seize, snatch, capture, nab, pluck, usurp, commandeer, expropriate, confiscate.
Form: grab at something (also)
2. To take something greedily.
3. To take something hurriedly or without hesitation.

Example: grab a snack
Example: grab an opportunity
4. colloq
To impress or interest someone
Example: How does that grab you?

noun

1. An act or an instance of grabbing something.
2. A mechanical device with scooping jaws, used eg for excavation.

Idiom: up for grabs

colloq
Available, especially easily or cheaply.

Etymology: 16c: from German dialect or Dutch grabben.