# fit out

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/fit-out
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

To provide a thing, a group, a person or oneself with requisites; to kit out.

## Examples

- They fit out the new office with modern desks.
- The team worked all weekend to fit out the store with new shelves and lighting before the grand opening.
- The expedition leader spent months ensuring they could fit out the vessel with enough supplies to survive the harsh winter in the arctic.

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