LIFO

L1I1F4O1
/ˈlaɪfəʊ/

A form of last in first out — Of or pertaining to any situation where the last to arrive is the first to go, or a data structure where the most recently added item is the first to be retrieved.

Similar
last in first out
Opposite
FIFO
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Meanings

adjectiveLIFO (not comparable)
  1. abbreviationacronymnot comparableaccountingAcronym of last in first out.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouninventory accounting in which the most recently acquired items are assumed to be the first sold

Similar
last in first out
Broader
inventory accounting
Also see
last in first out

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

foilfilo
Cite this entry
APA

LIFO. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/LIFO

MLA

“LIFO.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/LIFO. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “LIFO,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/LIFO.

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