lookout: Meaning and Definition of

look•out

Pronunciation: (look'out"), [key]
— n.
  1. the act of looking out or keeping watch.
  2. a watch kept, as for something that may happen.
  3. a person or group keeping a watch.
  4. a station or place from which a watch is kept.
  5. an object of care or concern: That's not my lookout.
  6. tailpiece (def. 4).
  7. view; prospect; outlook: The business lookout is far from optimistic.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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