breakout

[breyk-out]

noun

1. an escape, often with the use of force, as from a prison or mental institution.

2. an appearance or manifestation, as of a disease, that is sudden and often widespread; outbreak.

3. an itemization; breakdown.

   a hotel bill with a breakout of each service offered.

4. an instance of surpassing any previous achievement.

   a breakout in gold prices.

5. the act or process of removing and disassembling equipment that has been used in drilling a well.

adjective

1. of or constituting a sudden increase, advance, or unexpected success.

   The director has finally scored with a breakout movie.

Word History and Origins

Origin of breakout¹

First recorded in 1810–20; noun use of verb phrase break out

Example Sentences

The 19-year-old has been excellent so far in her breakout season, keeping fellow England defender Lotte Wubben-Moy out of the side in the process.

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Read: The price of silver is on track for a historic breakout.

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But Miller wasn’t done with his breakout performance.

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Netflix have already stated that breakout hit Golden will be included for Academy consideration, but what about the other two slots?

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A break above $50 in silver would be ‘one of the biggest technical breakouts in modern history because of the length of time it has taken.’

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