out-of-state

[ out-uhv-steyt ]

adjective

1. of, relating to, or from another state of the U.S.:

   a car with an out-of-state license plate; out-of-state vacationers.

Word History and Origins

Origin of out-of-state¹

An Americanism dating back to 1930–35

Example Sentences

On one occasion, Garrison said Williams had him hand one out-of-state doctor an envelope stuffed with $20,000 in cash.

From The Daily Beast

Is an out-of-state, no-name bell maker like Bevin really going to knock off the Senate minority leader?

From The Daily Beast

The South Carolina Legislature passed a law barring out-of-state public defenders from future death penalty cases.

From The Daily Beast

But there are also reasons to be wary of forcing out-of-state companies to collect your sales tax.

From The Daily Beast

Ordinarily, states can decline to recognize out-of-state marriages.

From The Daily Beast

We saw some passenger cars with out-of-state licenses and gave them wide clearances.

From Project Gutenberg

It was muddy up to the windows, bore a similar out-of-state license to the first car I observed, occupied also by one white male.

From Project Gutenberg

The first car was a 1959 Oldsmobile, blue and white station wagon with out-of-State license.

From Project Gutenberg

September rolled in, the streets emptied of school-aged children and the out-of-state car licenses diminished to a trickle.

From Project Gutenberg