1
: coming from or going to another town or city
out-of-town mail
out-of-town visitors
2
: happening in another town or city
The band has an out-of-town show tomorrow night.
3
British
: located away from the center of a town
out-of-town shopping centers
1
: a different town
She's from out of town.
2
: away from the town or city where one lives or where an activity usually takes place
I'm going to be out of town over the weekend.
The ball club will be playing out of town next week.
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Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2024
Plus, flights, hotels, venue hire, and commercial rent have all gotten more expensive in many places, so it’s become more expensive to put on parties and book out-of-town artists.
—Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 25 Oct. 2024
Jeff MacGregor, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 June 2023
As the citizens of Oroville jammed the roads out of town, the Sheriff’s Department started to evacuate the jail.
—Christopher Cox Spencer Lowell, New York Times, 22 June 2023
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Adjective
The real support for Measure II comes from out-of-town developers, not our community.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2024
Plus, flights, hotels, venue hire, and commercial rent have all gotten more expensive in many places, so it’s become more expensive to put on parties and book out-of-town artists.
—Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 25 Oct. 2024
Idiom
In town and out of town the organization owns, manages and offers tours of nearly 50 properties.
—Jeff MacGregor, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 June 2023
As the citizens of Oroville jammed the roads out of town, the Sheriff’s Department started to evacuate the jail.
—Christopher Cox Spencer Lowell, New York Times, 22 June 2023
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“Out-of-town.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/out-of-town. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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