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• out-of-print
  out-of-print

  adjective

  being no longer published; no longer printed or reprinted.
• out of print
  out of print

  see under in print; also see go out, def. 6.

out-of-print

American  

[out-uhv-print] / ˈaʊt əvˈprɪnt /

adjective

1. being no longer published; no longer printed or reprinted.

   a bookstore specializing in out-of-print books.

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noun

1. a book, pamphlet, etc., that is no longer published.

out of print Idioms  

1. see under in print; also see go out, def. 6.

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Etymology

Origin of out-of-print

First recorded in 1665–75

Example Sentences

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out-of-print out of print

There, I stumble on titles I’ve never seen, by authors I’ve never heard of, alongside out-of-print classics I don’t own.

From Salon ● Dec. 20, 2025

I found a healthy alternative in Todd Grimson’s vampire novel, “Stainless,” an out-of-print book from 1996 that was republished this year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 12, 2025

But as a kinesiology student at Fresno State, he was handed an out-of-print textbook that told him he had it all wrong.

From Science Daily ● May 14, 2024

An elder musician might be priced out of EBay auctions for his own out-of-print records.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 1, 2023

Fourth Avenue is the used and out-of-print book center of the English-speaking chapter of the civilized world.

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman

The Connection reunited back in 2022 for a show in honor of Kaye’s 75th birthday, but the record’s been out of print for some time.

From Salon ● Jul. 29, 2026

Never out of print, “Occupied America” is now in its ninth edition.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 24, 2026

Subsequently out of print, they’re before us once more, now in high-quality transfers of differing resolutions, as part of Eclipse’s revival on Blu-ray.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 18, 2026

In an attempt to remedy this injustice, Blouin's memoir, titled My Country, Africa: Autobiography of the Black Pasionaria, is being re-released, having spent decades out of print.

From BBC ● Jan. 6, 2025

Unfortunately, The Way to Rio Luna was out of print everywhere.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova