decommission

verb

de·​com·​mis·​sion ˌdē-kə-ˈmi-shən 

decommissioned; decommissioning; decommissions

transitive verb

: to remove (something, such as a ship or a nuclear power plant) from service

Examples of decommission in a Sentence

Several military bases are scheduled to be decommissioned.

The government is decommissioning the nuclear power plant.

Recent Examples on the Web

The $64 million awarded to NASSCO in March to upgrade Harpers Ferry is likely the last major overhaul for the vessel, which the Navy says could be decommissioned in 2028. —Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Sep. 2025

Provision and register agent identities when instantiated and decommission them immediately after use. —Eric Olden, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025

Part of Hilton Milwaukee's hotel rooms that were to be decommissioned will instead be converted into a separate 175-room downtown hotel within the Hilton property. —Tom Daykin, jsonline.com, 18 Sep. 2025

The original red light bulbs were decommissioned in the mid-2000s, because of high maintenance costs and aging infrastructure. —Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1922, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for decommission

• abolition
• acquisition
• admonition
• ammunition
• apparition
• apposition
• coalition
• competition
• composition
• definition
• deglutition
• demolition

Kids Definition

decommission

verb

de·​com·​mis·​sion ˌdē-kə-ˈmish-ən 

: to remove (as a ship) from use or service