BE OUT

v. phr. 1. To not be at home or at one's place of work. I tried to call but they told me that Al was out. 2. To be unacceptable; not be considered; impossible. I suggested that we hire more salespeople but the boss replied that such a move was positively out. 3. To be poorer by; suffer a loss of. Unless more people came to the church picnic, we realized we would be out $500 at least. 4. To be in circulation, in print, published. Jane said that her new novel won't be out for at least another month. 5. A baseball term indicating that a player has been declared either unfit to continue or punished by withdrawing him. The spectators thought that John was safe at third base, but the umpire said he was out.