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

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After reaching this conclusion, Albano immediately tapped out. Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 18 July 2025 But Williams, 30, tapped out after a career marked by injuries and unfulfilled promise after arriving in L.A. following a stellar career at Clemson. Jay Paris, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025 These proposals on increasing property taxes, however, are coming at a time when many Americans are tapped out financially, not to mention dealing with across the board higher expenses pertaining to home ownership due to near-all-time-high valuations on property. Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025 Isolation and the Battle to Stay Focused Of course Alone participants don’t need to be in the throes of emotional crisis to tap out due to the mental/emotional struggle caused by thinking of life back home. Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 18 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for tap out

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 15 Aug. 2025.

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