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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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He was one of the musicians whose songs the Lomaxes worked to preserve, reissuing in 1947 two of his out-of-print recordings from the ’20s.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

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

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

The books I use are only vintage, out-of-print astrology books from thrift stores.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2023

I was about to hang up, then I said, “Well, as long as you’ve gone this far, call Argosy on Fifty-ninth Street. They specialize in out-of-print stuff.”

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman

After being out of print for decades, the author’s third novel, Survivor, has just been rereleased.

From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2026

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

She was in her 70s when, in the early 2000s, her book about menopause went out of print after a sixth revision.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 7, 2026

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

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova