printout

1 of 2

noun

print·​out ˈprint-ˌau̇t 

: a printed record produced automatically (as by a computer)

print out

2 of 2

verb

printed out; printing out; prints out

transitive verb

: to make a printout of

Examples of printout in a Sentence

Noun

She gave me a printout of the directions.

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The Russian government’s top investment manager, who has Harvard and McKinsey credentials and fluent English, brought a simple printout to Tuesday’s talks with the Trump administration in Saudi Arabia. —Anton Troianovski, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025

Create folders for bills, school memos, and other important printouts. —Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 16 Feb. 2025

Verb

For instance, engineers were told to print out code then line up to have an inexperienced engineer evaluate it. —Bernard Condon, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025

The collective bargaining agreement between the league and the NHL Players’ Association is thick enough to kill scores of trees if it is printed out and given to every member of hockey operations, coach, player and reporter covering the NHL. —Rob Rossi, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

circa 1884, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1953, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for printout

• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout
• checkout
• closeout
• cutout
• devout
• dropout

Kids Definition

printout

1 of 2 noun

print·​out ˈprint-ˌau̇t 

: a printed record produced by a computer

print out

2 of 2 verb

(ˈ)print-ˈau̇t

: to produce a printed record of