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 cache also included email correspondence between prosecutors, printouts of thousands of emails that Epstein either sent or received, news clippings and reports written by FBI agents summarizing their interviews with witnesses and alleged victims in the investigation. —Eric Tucker, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026

Inside my briefcase was a fat folder that contained all my material takeoffs, the bids from subs, and a dot-matrix printout of a basic spreadsheet showing all of the costs, along with the total cost. —Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 24 Jan. 2026

Verb

The photos of the Hollywood stars were first printed out by Sony on four different postcards and dispersed throughout Liverpool’s Institute of Performing Arts, as well as in Hamburg, New York City and Tokyo, on Thursday. —Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 30 Jan. 2026

His computer is not connected to the internet, so things have to be printed out and passed around that way. —Jordan Moreau, Variety, 19 Jan. 2026

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