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closeout

close·out
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [klohz-out]
    • /ˈkloʊzˌaʊt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [klohz-out]
    • /ˈkloʊzˌaʊt/

Definitions of closeout word

  • countable noun closeout A closeout at a store is a sale at which goods are sold at reduced prices. 3
  • noun closeout termination of an account on which the margin is exhausted 3
  • noun closeout a selling off at discounted prices of the inventory of a business going into liquidation or of particular goods that will no longer be carried 3
  • noun closeout something offered at such a sale 3
  • noun closeout a sale on all goods in liquidating a business. 1
  • noun closeout a sale on goods of a type that will no longer be carried by the store. 1

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Origin of closeout

First appearance:

before 1920
One of the 12% newest English words
First recorded in 1920-25; noun use of verb phrase close out

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Parts of speech for Closeout

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

closeout popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for closeout

noun closeout

  • discount — to deduct a certain amount from (a bill, charge, etc.): All bills that are paid promptly will be discounted at two percent.
  • reduction — the act of reducing or the state of being reduced.
  • value — relative worth, merit, or importance: the value of a college education; the value of a queen in chess.
  • deal — If you say that you need or have a great deal of or a good deal of a particular thing, you are emphasizing that you need or have a lot of it.
  • buy — If you buy something, you obtain it by paying money for it.

Antonyms for closeout

noun closeout

  • increase — to make greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality; augment; add to: to increase taxes.
  • rip-off — a rent made by ripping; tear.

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