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exit strategy

noun

: a plan for ending involvement
The company needs to have an exit strategy.

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This includes aligning on financial expectations, conducting credit checks, considering a mortgage strategy, and agreeing on an exit strategy. Sydney Lake, Fortune, 14 Nov. 2025 And less than 24 hours after the governor undercut Woodward at LSU, the athletic director was, to no one’s surprise, negotiating his exit strategy from the school. Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025 The offer was impossible to ignore: a lucrative buyout from a private equity firm, a clear exit strategy, and the promise of a lighter workload. Ascend Agency, Mercury News, 28 Aug. 2025 Franchising offers both income and an exit strategy. Greg Mohr, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for exit strategy

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“Exit strategy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exit%20strategy. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.

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