out

Definition

adverb

on strike
ExamplesThe workers have been out on strike for four weeks. • As soon as the management made the offer, the staff came out. • The shop stewards called the workforce out.
Usage
to be out
to be wrong in calculating something, or to be wrongly calculated
ExampleThe balance is £10 out.
Usage
we are £20,000 out in our calculations
we have £20,000 too much or too little
U.S.
away from work because of illness
(NoteThe UK term for this sense is off.)