missout

1 of 2

noun

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

miss out

2 of 2

verb

missed out; missing out; misses out

transitive verb

British
: to leave out : omit

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Don't miss out on our latest stories. PC Magazine, 16 Sep. 2025 Entire economies miss out on the full productive potential of their people. Rathi Murthy, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025 And yet the Bengals did not even make the playoffs, going 9-8 and missing out on the postseason in the final weekend of the regular season. Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025 And don’t miss out on her Substack newsletter, The Audacity. Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for missout

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 16 Sep. 2025.

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