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fit out

British  

verb

  1. (tr, adverb) to equip; supply with necessary or new equipment, clothes, etc

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. the act of equipping or supplying with necessary or new equipment; refurbishment

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
fit out Idioms  
  1. Also, fit up. Equip or supply what is needed, as in They promised to fit out the expedition free of charge. This expression, dating from the late 1600s, originally was confined to furnishing a ship or other vessel with supplies, repairs, and the like. By the 1720s it was being used more broadly, as it still is.


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He added that the £12m budget for the development included fit out costs for the building and the contracted works had finished on time.

From BBC Oct. 12, 2023

"The English bulldog's head is now so big that puppies need to be birthed by Caesarean, for they won't fit out the birth canal."

From Salon Jan. 23, 2023

At a time when everyone else strove to fit in, I strove to fit out.

From New York Times Jan. 18, 2020

As the Dutch know, it makes sense – they’re big square spaces that are easy to fit out.

From The Guardian Jul. 29, 2015

He called his men together and ordered them to fit out a fleet and prepare for immediate departure, but to do all secretly.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

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