Meaning & use
closeout items
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“closeout items” is a form of “closeout item”.
Meanings
nounplural
products that a store sells at a reduced price to clear its remaining stock, often because the line is discontinued.
Grammar: Always used in the plural when talking about more than one; the singular is 'closeout item'.
Patterns
- buy closeout items
- sell closeout items
- closeout items at a discount
The store is selling closeout items at half price to make room for new stock.
I found some great closeout items online, including last season's shoes.
Closeout items are usually final sale, so you can't return them.
nounpluralbusiness
goods from a discontinued product line or a store that is closing, offered at very low prices.
Grammar: Often used in business contexts: We bought closeout items from a bankrupt retailer.
Patterns
- a list of closeout items
- closeout items from a store
- purchase closeout items
The company purchased closeout items from a chain that went out of business.
She specializes in closeout items and sells them at flea markets.
We added closeout items to our inventory to attract bargain hunters.
Word forms
| singular | closeout item |
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Common combinations
- sell closeout items
- The shop sells closeout items every January.
- buy closeout items
- Smart shoppers buy closeout items when prices drop.
- closeout items for sale
- There are closeout items for sale in the back of the store.
- a selection of closeout items
- The website offers a selection of closeout items at low prices.
- closeout items at a discount
- They advertised closeout items at a discount to clear the warehouse.
Synonyms and how they differ
- clearance items
- Very similar, but 'clearance' often implies a temporary sale, while 'closeout' suggests the store is permanently getting rid of that stock.
- discontinued items
- Focuses on the product no longer being made; 'closeout items' focuses on the selling price and clearing stock.
Opposites
Word family
Commonly confused: closeout items or closeout?
closeout items vs closeout
'Closeout' is the sale event or the act of clearing stock; 'closeout items' are the specific products being sold.
Practice
The store is selling ______ to make room for new products.
Choose one answer.
'Closeout items' is the correct noun phrase for products being cleared at a discount. 'Close out items' is a verb phrase and doesn't fit before 'to make room'. 'Closed items' and 'closing items' are not standard retail terms.
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Write a sentence using “closeout items”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.