closeout
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4.8
- noun
- /ˈkloʊzaʊt/
- US
:
liquidación
- The store is having a closeout sale to clear out its remaining inventory at discounted prices.
Examples
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Everybody's getting out of the country, and I'm having a closeout sale.
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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.
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A bunch of real estate for sale at closeout prices, man.
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I got on Amazon and found the next five at ridiculous closeout prices and bought them all.
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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!
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During the closeout event, all items were sold at significantly reduced prices to make way for new stock.
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I found a great deal on a laptop at the closeout sale before the store permanently closed.
Synonyms
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1.0
A time when shops offer goods at lower prices
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7.3
Closing a business and selling its assets to pay debts
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4.2
People sell goods at very low prices because they must sell quickly
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6.3
A sudden fall in stock or bond prices when many people try to get rid of them
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2.1
A sale when a shop sells many items at low prices to make room for new stock
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3.5
A sale where a shop sells everything at low prices because it is closing
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3.7
A sale of most goods at low prices when a business closes down
A shop event to sell old or extra items at low prices
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Morphology
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.