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noun
A method of inventory accounting that values items withdrawn from inventory at the cost of the oldest item assumed to remain in inventory.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: accounting, business, finance
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noun
A policy of assigning priority to tasks and assignments that have arrived for service first.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: management
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noun
A type of queue data structure in which the oldest added items are retrieved first.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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noun
inventory accounting in which the oldest items (those first acquired) are assumed to be the first sold
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: FIFO
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: inventory accounting
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Across languages
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