missout

[ mis-out ]

noun

(in the game of craps) a losing throw of the dice.

Origin of missout

First recorded in 1925–30; noun use of verb phrase miss out

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How to use missout in a sentence

And I think that very often, heterosexual people miss out on that.
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But you might miss out on a few basis points of profit margin if you do.
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The implication: people who are skeptical of high-profile tech and communications offerings tend to miss out on huge profits.
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But third musketeer Chris Bosh refused to miss out on the action.
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The worst that can happen is you miss out on some or all of a modest bonus.
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A blind, mysterious asking for something haunted her, something it would be sad to miss out of her life.
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Looking back on those days, Mary saw with the eyes of the spirit which miss out immaterial material things.
Mary Gray | Katharine Tynan
You might make captain of the eleven and miss out on a senior election.
Stover at Yale | Owen Johnson
If one might be permitted to enter and leave at one's pleasure I would advise you to miss out the desultory First Act.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, April 22, 1914 | Various
An Irishman is as different an animal on his guard, and off his guard, as a miss in school from a miss out of school.
The Absentee | Maria Edgeworth

British Dictionary definitions for miss out

miss out

verb

(tr, adverb) to leave out; overlook
(intr, adverb often foll by on) to fail to experience: by leaving early you missed out on the celebrations

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