phaseout

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noun

phase·​out ˈfāz-ˌau̇t How to pronounce phaseout (audio)
: a gradual stopping (as in operations or production) : a closing down by phases

phase out

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verb

phased out; phasing out; phases out

transitive verb

: to discontinue the practice, production, or use of by phases

intransitive verb

: to stop production or operation by phases

Examples of phaseout in a Sentence

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Noun
Despite the phaseout of new S-76s, Flint believes the S-76 is a viable platform for another decade. Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 24 Feb. 2024 The country also benefited from its continued phaseout of coal in favor of natural gas, solar energy and wind generation. Evan Bush, NBC News, 10 Jan. 2024 The law will also offer financial incentives for dog farmers and owners of restaurants that serve dog meat to switch jobs, requiring each to submit a phaseout plan to a local government. John Yoon, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2024 The end of the emergency declarations will mean the phaseouts of federal COVID-19 relief funding, including federal funding for COVID-19 hospital care, an extension of Medicaid payments, free at-home testing, and COVID-19 vaccinations, among other things. Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 31 Jan. 2023 And that, in turn, will help bring about a shift in capital allocation, and thus, the transition away from—or phaseout of—fossil fuels. Peter Vanham, Fortune, 14 Dec. 2023 Lai Ching-te, 64, Democratic Progressive Party Despite criticism over stagnant wages and a controversial phaseout of nuclear power, the ruling Democratic Progressive Party is leading in the polls. Vic Chiang, Washington Post, 28 Nov. 2023 This phaseout should extend to offsets created in the growing voluntary market, which is entirely self-regulated. Jessica F. Green, Foreign Affairs, 20 Nov. 2023 Late on Monday, negotiators issued a 24-page draft of an agreement that gave some indication of the distance that remains between nations on the question of a phaseout. Vivian Nereim, New York Times, 5 Dec. 2023
Verb
Like many in Brazil, Ms. Toni pointed to the cautionary example of neighboring Colombia, whose president embarked on an ambitious plan, the first for any oil-producing country, to phase out its production of the fossil fuel. Max Bearak, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2024 International climate talks in mid-December were stuck with no agreement to phase out oil, gas and coal, fossil fuels that are the root cause of global warming. Seth Borenstein, Fortune, 5 Mar. 2024 The country decided to phase out nuclear energy in 2002 and accelerated its timeline after the Fukushima nuclear disaster in 2011, but the transition to renewable energy sources to fill the gap has still proceeded slowly. Sudha David-Wilp, Foreign Affairs, 4 Mar. 2024 In 2020, the FDA announced that chemical manufacturers would voluntarily phase out certain kinds of PFAS for use in food packaging within three years, after a scientific review concluded that these chemicals could linger in the body longer than anticipated. Brenda Goodman, CNN, 28 Feb. 2024 Some 50 will be phased out this year, while the rest will close by 2026, leaving about 350 Macy’s locations total. Tori Latham, Robb Report, 27 Feb. 2024 In my observations, managers and members of small teams—under 10 people—are in the most danger of being phased out and/or laid off. Andrei Neacsu, Forbes, 16 Feb. 2024 Last year the legislature passed a bill that phases out Kentucky's bourbon barrel tax between 2026 and 2043. Hannah Pinski, The Courier-Journal, 6 Feb. 2024 Michigan’s old license and ID design, which is being phased out by January 2029, features a star in a gold circle to indicate REAL ID compliance. Liz Kellar, Detroit Free Press, 28 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1951, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1940, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Time Traveler
The first known use of phaseout was in 1940

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“Phaseout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/phaseout. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

phase out

verb
: to discontinue doing, producing, or using
phasing out old machinery

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