lifo

IPA/ˈlaɪfəʊ/
KK[lˈifo]IPA/ˈlaɪfəʊ/

lifo — abbreviation

1. a way of handling items in a store, an account, or a list on a computer, in whic

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釋義

a way of handling items in a store, an account, or a list on a computer, in which whatever has been added most recently is taken out or used first

例句

The warehouse uses LIFO, so the newest boxes leave before the older ones.

pattern: use LIFO for inventory order

Christopher's company switched to LIFO to lower its taxable profit last year.

collocation: switch to LIFO for accounting

同義詞
  • last in, first out

    the full English phrase that LIFO stands for; used when the audience may not know the short form

反義詞
  • FIFO

    first in, first out — the opposite method, where the oldest item is used or removed first

文法句型

use LIFO

LIFO + method/system/order

operate on a LIFO basis

用法筆記

Subject is usually a business, warehouse, system, or piece of software; rarely a person directly. Often paired with its opposite FIFO in the same passage to compare two ways of ordering items.

常見錯誤

❌The shop is LIFO.
✅The shop uses LIFO.
💡LIFO is a method, so combine it with verbs like use, follow, or operate on, not be.
❌The bakery sells with LIFO bread.
✅The bakery sells bread on a LIFO basis.
💡Use the noun phrase on a LIFO basis or in LIFO order, not LIFO as a bare modifier of the goods themselves.