freeze out

verb

froze out; frozen out; freezing out; freezes out
freeze-out noun

Examples of freeze out in a Sentence

a housing market that effectively freezes out people of moderate means
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As Raphinha locked down the left wing spot, Ansu was frozen out and also struggled when deployed in a central 9 role on occasions Robert Lewandowski was given a rare rest. Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025 The Trump administration has also worked to sanction and freeze out law firms that have worked on cases against the president. Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025 But additional cost-saving changes could get frozen out. Ben Christopher, Mercury News, 16 May 2025 Vestergaard, frozen out during the relegation season under Brendan Rodgers, received his contract extension on Maresca’s request just before the Italian left. Rob Tanner, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for freeze out

Word History

First Known Use

1861, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of freeze out was in 1861

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“Freeze out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/freeze%20out. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

Legal Definition

freezeout

1 of 2 noun
freeze·​out
ˈfrēz-ˌau̇t
: a corporate action (as a merger) taken by those in control of the corporation (as controlling shareholders or the board of directors) for the purpose of causing the minority shareholders to lose their equity in the corporation (as by the sale of their shares) compare squeezeout

freeze out

2 of 2 transitive verb
: to subject to a freezeout
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