move-out

[ moov-out ]

noun
  1. an act or instance of vacating a living or working place: With so many business move-outs, the local economy is suffering.

Origin of move-out

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Noun use of verb phrase move out

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How to use move-out in a sentence

  • So, small as his force was, only one hundred and eighty, he determined to move out and attack Porter without delay.

  • The troops move out once more upon the open plain, and cross the field with a cheer.

    The Boys of '61 | Charles Carleton Coffin.
  • Guarez has a tug in at the pier—a steam craft that will move out, as it came in, without lights.

  • The face blurred, seemed to grow to monstrous size and then move out to infinite distances.

    Security | Poul William Anderson
  • He had witnessed many such scenes before, and they had not affected him in any way except to make him move out of hearing.

    Gallegher and Other Stories | Richard Harding Davis

British Dictionary definitions for move out

move out

verb
  1. (adverb) to vacate a residence, place of business, etc, or help (someone) to do this

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