Meanings
adjectivelast in first out (not comparable)
- not comparableaccountingOf 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.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouninventory accounting in which the most recently acquired items are assumed to be the first sold
Similar
Broader
inventory accounting
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 後進先出 /后进先出
- 後進先出 /后进先出 (hòu jìn xiān chū)of a situation where the last to arrive is the first to go
Finnish viimeksi sisään ensin ulos, pinotapa
- viimeksi sisään ensin ulosof a situation where the last to arrive is the first to go
- pinotapaof a situation where the last to arrive is the first to go
Norwegian Bokmål sist inn, først ut
- sist inn, først utof a situation where the last to arrive is the first to go
Swedish sist in, först ut
- sist in, först utof a situation where the last to arrive is the first to go
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APA
last in first out. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/last%20in%20first%20out
MLA
“last in first out.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/last%20in%20first%20out. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “last in first out,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/last%20in%20first%20out.
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