tap out

verb

tapped out; tapping out; taps out

intransitive verb

: to run out of money by betting

Examples of tap out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Everyone can relate to the feeling of being tapped out momentarily until it gets filled up again. Derek Scancarelli, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024 First tip-off: My GPS tapping out at the pedestrian zone's edge. Paul Jebara, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2024 Another unique aspect is that of the nearly 60 tap lines dedicated to beer, almost all are replaced with a different type of beer after they are tapped out. Jordyn Noennig, Journal Sentinel, 4 Sep. 2024 If you’re tapped out on coastal chic, this is the place to go — Minka feels like a retail nod to the state’s more woodsy, back-to-the-land side. Lila Harron Battis, Travel + Leisure, 9 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for tap out 

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Word History

First Known Use

1939, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of tap out was in 1939

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“Tap out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tap%20out. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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