moveout en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈmuvˌaʊt/ (General-American)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh₁éyeti Proto-Italic *moweō Latin movēre Old Northern French moverbor. Middle English moven English move Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-West Germanic *ūt Old English ūt ▲ Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *-ai Proto-Germanic *ūtai Proto-West Germanic *ūtē Old English ūte Middle English oute English out English moveout From move + out.
Meanings
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The act of moving out of a property.
After a slowdown during the winter, the moveouts resumed in spring 1959; by the summer of 1959, the West End was emptying rapidly.
1999, Herbert J. Gans, Making Sense of America: Sociological Analyses and Essays, page 8:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| moveouts | Number=Plur | lexicographic |