tap out

verb

tapped out; tapping out; taps out

intransitive verb

: to run out of money by betting

Examples of tap out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web And, a wife’s emotional reunion with her Air Force husband at his tap out ceremony is caught on camera. Terry Baddoo, USA TODAY, 11 July 2024 Dozens of young volunteers sat behind laptops, tapping out emails and studying maps of municipal districts; a whiteboard marked metro stations where campaign workers would hand out fliers during rush hour. Joshua Yaffa, Foreign Affairs, 25 July 2013 Extra security expenses and anti-terrorism measures for former president Donald Trump‘s military-style Independence Day parade in 2019 reportedly cost the District of Columbia $1.7 million and tapped out its Emergency Planning and Security fund. Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 4 July 2024 The old system that was already aging tapped out after power outages from Hurricane Ian and Nicole in 2022. Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 29 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for tap out 

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Word History

First Known Use

1939, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of tap out was in 1939

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“Tap out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tap%20out. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.

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