missout

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noun

miss·​out ˈmis-ˌau̇t How to pronounce missout (audio)
: a throw of dice that loses the main bet

miss out

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verb

missed out; missing out; misses out

transitive verb

British
: to leave out : omit

Examples of missout in a Sentence

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Verb
But with the outage approaching the one-week mark, some dealerships are reverting to old-fashioned methods to avoid missing out on sales during what tends to be one of the busiest times of the year for car shopping. Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 26 June 2024 During the current novelty phase for generative AI, no one wants to miss out on what everyone seems to be saying could be the next big thing. Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 25 June 2024 Athing Mu will miss out on the chance to defend her gold medal at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics after falling during the U.S. track and field trials. Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 25 June 2024 The study didn’t show that excess TV time caused any of the nurses to miss out on healthy aging, only that there was a significant inverse correlation between the two. Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 22 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for missout 

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Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1945, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1855, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of missout was in 1855

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“Missout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/missout. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.

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