exit strategy

noun

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

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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 Tensions are rising over Trump's decision to militarize policing in Washington, and there's no clear exit strategy for when this could end. Brittney Melton, NPR, 18 Aug. 2025 The plan has, as a result, no obvious exit strategy and few supporters. Marc Champion, Twin Cities, 14 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 9 Sep. 2025.

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