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closeout
[
klohz
-out]
/ˈkloʊzˌaʊt/
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noun
1.
a sale on all goods in liquidating a business.
2.
a sale on goods of a type that will no longer be carried by the store.
3.
an article of merchandise offered for sale at a closeout.
Origin of
closeout
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1920-1925
First recorded in
1920-25;
noun use of verb phrase
close out
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