FIRST IN FIRST OUT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does first in first out mean? 

• FIRST IN FIRST OUT (noun)
  The noun FIRST IN FIRST OUT has 1 sense:

1. inventory accounting in which the oldest items (those first acquired) are assumed to be the first sold

  Familiarity information: FIRST IN FIRST OUT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FIRST IN FIRST OUT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Inventory accounting in which the oldest items (those first acquired) are assumed to be the first sold

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

FIFO; first in first out

Hypernyms ("first in first out" is a kind of...):

inventory accounting (accounting that controls and evaluates inventory)