report out

1. 1.

   return a bill after consideration and revision to a legislative body

   Broaderreturn

Questions about report out

What does report out mean?

report out means "return a bill after consideration and revision to a legislative body".

Is report out a common word?

report out is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.