/ Dictionary / Index U up-or-out: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: up-or-out Pronunciation: (up'ur-out'), [key] — adj. of or pertaining to a system or policy of employment in which one is either promoted or discharged: the pressures of an up-or-out promotion system. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. upon upper Related Content Daily Word Quiz: cygnet Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language