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adj
Of or pertaining to any situation where the last to arrive is the first to go, or a data structure where the most recently added item is the first to be retrieved.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: accounting, business, computing, engineering, finance, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
inventory accounting in which the most recently acquired items are assumed to be the first sold
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: LIFO
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: inventory accounting
History
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Across languages
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