adjective / adverb / noun
out
No longer available or in use.
The store is out of milk until tomorrow's delivery arrives.
Etymology
Out expresses being beyond an enclosure or available position. The unavailability sense applies that absence to supplies, service, or something no longer in use.
More examples
- With our budget, a new car is out.
- Those oversized collars are out this season.
- If the meeting runs past six, I'm out.
- The team needs one more out to end the inning.
Forms
out · outs
Similar words
- unavailable
- Describes something you cannot obtain or use, without implying rejection.
- unfashionable
- Specifically means not stylish, rather than unavailable or eliminated.
- eliminated
- Specifically describes someone removed from a competition or activity.