closeout
noun
Simple meaning
A sale in which all merchandise is sold, at whatever reduced price is necessary.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
klohsowtSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈkloʊsaʊt
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
retail
A sale in which all merchandise is sold, at whatever reduced price is necessary; especially, such a sale for the purpose of either dispensing with a discontinued product line or preparing to close down the store.
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A wave which breaks all at once, as opposed to breaking progressively along its length.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: (retail) A sale in which all merchandise is sold, at whatever reduced price is necessary; especially, such a sale for the purpose of either dispensing with a discontinued product line or preparing to close down the store.
Used this way, closeout is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use closeout
- “The store is having a closeout sale to clear all remaining inventory.”noun
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