out-of-print

adjective

No longer offered for sale by a publisher; no longer on the firsthand market.

“I'm sorry, but that book has been out-of-print for twenty years.”

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Meanings

adjectiveout-of-print (not comparable)
  1. not comparablemediaNo longer offered for sale by a publisher; no longer on the firsthand market.

    I'm sorry, but that book has been out-of-print for twenty years.

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APA

out-of-print. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/out-of-print

MLA

“out-of-print.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/out-of-print. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “out-of-print,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/out-of-print.

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