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phase out

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. phase-outverb

    the act or instance of a planned discontinuation

  2. phase outverb

    terminate gradually

GCIDE

  1. Phase outverb

    To halt (an activity) in steps, or gradually; as, to phase out use of 386-based PC's.

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  1. phase outverb

    To remove or relinquish the use of something little by little

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  1. phase out

    Phase out refers to the gradual process of discontinuing a product, service, process, or scheme over a certain period of time. It is usually done to replace the old with something new or more efficient, or due to obsoleteness or lack of demand or profitability. Rather than an abrupt halt, it enables smooth transition and adjustment for all parties involved.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of phase out in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of phase out in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of phase out in a Sentence

  1. Michael Mueller:

    For a long time, the companies didn't take the phase-out seriously and said, 'there will be another government and then this racket will be over', basically they are enormous ships that are travelling through the Arctic Ocean knowing that there are giant icebergs there, but they keep on going.

  2. Lisa Drayer:

    Cut back by one serving per day until you're down to one drink per day, then aim for one every other day until you can phase out soft drinks entirely.

  3. Wolfgang Kuhn:

    A climate strategy cannot be considered complete without recognising that transition necessarily means phase-out when it comes to fossil fuels, particularly the highest carbon fuels where Barclays has significant exposure.

  4. Emma Pinchbeck:

    Wind has become a mainstream power source for the UK, providing up to 35 % of our electricity over the weekend. Renewables have been crucial to phasing out dirty coal, the coal phase out is just the beginning of a move away from fossil fuels to low carbon living, to avoid the enormous risks of climate disruption. Last week, the Committee on Climate Change said we can only achieve net-zero emissions with a massive increase in renewables.

  5. Bas Eickhout:

    That is quite a victory. There is no precedent for a phase-out of the use of specific crops.


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