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out
1. Invisible; "Turn the lights out." "The stains came out of the shirt."
2. Visible; "The moon and stars are out tonight."
2. Visible; "The moon and stars are out tonight."
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Contranyms
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(characterized by speed and efficiency, or carried out promptly and efficiently)
(some of the common terms and abbreviations used by those who send out text messages)
(words exist in all sizes and degrees of difficulty from numerous languages and English continues to churn out new words from the past and the present)
Word Entries containing the term:
“out”
bail out (verb); bails out; bailed out; bailing out
1. The process of making it possible for someone to leave jail by paying a monetary penalty that is fixed by a court: Sherie bailed her husband out of jail so he could go home until the trial takes place.
2. A reference to helping someone solve a problem or to leave a difficult situation: Ernie's parents always seem to be bailing him out of trouble.
3. To give or to lend money to a business or an organization to help resolve a financial situation: The U.S. federal government is involved in loaning money to bail out struggling financial, manufacturing organizations, and even some state governments.
2. A reference to helping someone solve a problem or to leave a difficult situation: Ernie's parents always seem to be bailing him out of trouble.
3. To give or to lend money to a business or an organization to help resolve a financial situation: The U.S. federal government is involved in loaning money to bail out struggling financial, manufacturing organizations, and even some state governments.
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English Words in Action, Group B
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1. The act of escaping from an aircraft that is in danger by using a parachute and jumping from an aircraft; especially, to escape a crash, a fire, etc.: The bailout of the crew was the only way they could survive.
2. The financial support available to a business, etc. to avert a bankruptcy or insolvency: The auto industries are looking to the government for financial bailouts.
2. The financial support available to a business, etc. to avert a bankruptcy or insolvency: The auto industries are looking to the government for financial bailouts.
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English Words in Action, Group B
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bottom out
To level out at a low point in a business cycle.
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Economical, Business, and Financial Terms +
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eke (EEK) out (verb), ekes out; eked out; eking out
1. To supplement; to supply by some means, whatever is lacking; to piece out; and also, to make a living with difficulty: The driver eked out the last bit of speed from his racing car.
This family tries to eke out a living by selling wood carvings.
2. Etymology: from Old English ecan, "to increase".
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English Words in Action, Group E
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Out of the mouths of babes (Psalms 8:2, Matthew 21:16)
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Bible Quotations used in modern English
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Write a number out that contains the letter a
The first numerical word that consists of the letter a is "one thousand"; believe it, or not.
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Number Challenges
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