serve out

verb

served out; serving out; serves out

: to complete (a term in office, a prison sentence, etc.)

He was unable to serve out his five-year term as chairperson.

She was allowed to serve out her sentence in a prison close to home.

Examples of serve out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The runoff contest comes after Darline Graham was appointed to serve out the remainder of her late brother's term, which ends early next year. — Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026

Maxwell is serving out her sentence at a federal prison camp in Bryan, Texas, where she was transferred last summer from a much less comfortable maximum security prison in Florida. — Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 25 Aug. 2026

The winner will serve out the final two years of Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s Senate term. — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 19 Aug. 2026

Plus a few other wackadoodles banished from labels, serving out their sentences in our nuthouse. — Jeff Rabhan, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for serve out

• roundabout
• runabout
• sauerkraut
• thereabout
• turnabout
• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout