outofprintとは 意味・読み方・使い方

前置詞句

out of print

1. (publishing, music industry) Not available from the publisher (of a printed work, especially a book, or a music release).

   Synonyms: (printed matter) OP, (other matter such as CDs or DVDs) OOP

   Antonym: in print

   Sometimes a publisher will automatically revert rights back to an author once a book has gone out of print.

   • 2018, James Lambert, “Setting the Record Straight: An In-depth Examination of Hobson-Jobson”, in International Journal of Lexicography, volume 31, number 4, →DOI, page 488:

     [I]t was out of print for 28 years, before an edition (now rare) was published in 1960, impoverished by having all citations removed.