to give out
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
To make public. Also, to come to an end, to become exhausted; as "My money has quite given out.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “to give out” mean?
To make public. Also, to come to an end, to become exhausted; as "My money has quite given out.
Is “to give out” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.