off-ramp

noun

: a ramp by which one leaves a limited-access highway

Examples of off-ramp in a Sentence

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For those borrowers who can't keep up, debt settlement often enters the conversation as a potential off-ramp. Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026 Trade school is often talked about as an alternative to a four-year degree, but the discourse can be patronizing, with jobs in construction framed as an off-ramp for the kids who can’t cut it in real college. Emma Green, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2026 The slam is an apparent response to the leader of the Catholic Church’s suggestion that Trump should seek an off-ramp from the war. Jim Edwards, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2026 To end without a deal marks a fundamental blow to nascent hopes of finding an off-ramp to this crisis. Nic Robertson, CNN Money, 12 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for off-ramp

Word History

First Known Use

1939, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of off-ramp was in 1939

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“Off-ramp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/off-ramp. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.

Kids Definition

off-ramp

noun
ˈȯf-ˌramp
: a ramp by which one leaves a limited-access highway
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