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closeout

closeout

3 4.8
A sale with much lower prices to sell remaining goods when a shop closes
  • noun
  • /ˈkloʊzaʊt/
  • US
translation icon : liquidación
  • The store is having a closeout sale to clear out its remaining inventory at discounted prices.

Examples

  • Everybody's getting out of the country, and I'm having a closeout sale.

  • Book-A-Holic, which sells used books and publishers' closeouts, operates three stores in Wichita and a 10,000-square-foot warehouse for online book sales.

    Blog text (11)
  • A bunch of real estate for sale at closeout prices, man.

  • I got on Amazon and found the next five at ridiculous closeout prices and bought them all.

    Blog text (12)
  • Lauren and I always split up, and she goes through all the closeouts and comes up with some crazy things.

    Blog text (27)
  • I bought these during a clearance sale from my local running store at last winter's closeouts, so I got them for a steal.

    Blog text (17)
  • Some rooms are furnished with cheap plastic dollhouse furniture you found in bulk at a factory closeout, dozens of pieces for two dollars a pound.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • Trumer Pilsner, $4 Spanish wine, a little DJ action, and closeout pricing on all desserts!

    Blog text (33)
  • During the closeout event, all items were sold at significantly reduced prices to make way for new stock.

  • I found a great deal on a laptop at the closeout sale before the store permanently closed.

Synonyms

sale
vscloseout
476 1.0

A time when shops offer goods at lower prices

is specifically about closing or disposing remaining stock rather than a general discount event
liquidation
vscloseout
  • Specialized
15 7.3

Closing a business and selling its assets to pay debts

focuses on the act of closing and asset distribution, not just clearing remaining stock
fire sale
vscloseout
9 4.2

People sell goods at very low prices because they must sell quickly

is driven by closure or stock disposal rather than sudden emergency reasons
selloff
vscloseout
  • Specialized
4 6.3

A sudden fall in stock or bond prices when many people try to get rid of them

applies to goods clearance or closure, not mainly to financial asset disposal
clearance sale
vscloseout
4 2.1

A sale when a shop sells many items at low prices to make room for new stock

is specific to closing or disposing remaining stock rather than seasonal clearing
2 3.5

A sale where a shop sells everything at low prices because it is closing

can also mean selling remaining stock without full permanent closure
liquidation sale
vscloseout
1 3.7

A sale of most goods at low prices when a business closes down

is used also when a business is not closing but wants to clear stock
3.3

A shop event to sell old or extra items at low prices

often refers to disposing remaining stock but also to closing situations

How Discounted

half-price
28 1.1
closeout
  • US
3 4.8
sale
476 1.0

Surface Forms

closeout singular
closeouts plural

Morphology

closeout = close + out (transparent) = close + out

Formed from the phrasal verb 'close out' (close + out) meaning to sell off remaining stock, so the noun 'closeout' is directly derived from its components.

Etymology

Closeout comes from close meaning 'to shut' or 'to finish' and out meaning 'completely', as when a shop 'closes out' everything it has. So a closeout is a sale to sell off the remaining stock, often because the business is closing or wants to clear space.