phaseout

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noun

phase·​out ˈfāz-ˌau̇t How to pronounce phaseout (audio)
: a gradual stopping (as in operations or production) : a closing down by phases

phase out

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verb

phased out; phasing out; phases out

transitive verb

: to discontinue the practice, production, or use of by phases

intransitive verb

: to stop production or operation by phases

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
California is considering a phaseout for trucks with diesel and gas-powered engines in coming decades. Emma Foehringer Merchant, Washington Post, 24 Feb. 2023 Cory Booker’s proposed Farm System Reform Act, which would put a moratorium on the construction of new large CAFOs and introduce a CAFO phaseout by 2040, comes close to proposing this kind of wholesale reform. Aaron Regunberg, The New Republic, 13 Aug. 2021 For married couples filing jointly, the phaseout range is $218,000 to $228,000, up from $204,000 to $214,000. Nerdwallet, cleveland, 22 Jan. 2023 For married couples filing jointly, the phaseout range is $218,000 to $228,000, up from $204,000 to $214,000. Liz Weston, oregonlive, 10 Jan. 2023 For married couples filing jointly, the phaseout range is $218,000 to $228,000, up from $204,000 to $214,000. CBS News, 9 Jan. 2023 Opposition to the phaseout does not just come from the tech sector. Morgan Meaker, WIRED, 5 Jan. 2023 The final agreement called for curbing coal and gradually removing some fossil fuel subsidies, but the total phaseout that many activists called for did not materialize. Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Dec. 2022 For single filers, this phaseout begins at $170,050 in 2022. David Rae, Forbes, 28 June 2022
Verb
In California, regulators voted in September to phase out the sale of new gas furnaces and water heaters beginning in 2030. Maxine Joselow, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Feb. 2023 Yet the day will come when SypherPK will phase out of streaming, Hassan says, maybe in as little as five years. Matt Craig, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2023 The Biden administration has been cracking down on HFCs, recently proposing new rules to phase out their use in new refrigeration, air conditioning, and heat pump equipment. Jeremy Beaman, Washington Examiner, 9 Jan. 2023 This is all good news for governments that have set aggressive targets to phase out gas car sales by 2035. Aarian Marshall, WIRED, 27 Dec. 2022 The deal also calls for raising $200 billion by 2030 for biodiversity from a range of sources and working to phase out or reform subsidies that could provide another $500 billion for nature. Arkansas Online, 20 Dec. 2022 The deal also calls for raising $200 billion by 2030 for biodiversity from a range of sources and working to phase out or reform subsidies that could provide another $500 billion for nature. Michael Casey, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2022 The deal also calls for raising $200 billion by 2030 for biodiversity from a range of sources and working to phase out or reform subsidies that could provide another $500 billion for nature. Michael Casey, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Dec. 2022 The deal also calls for raising $200 billion by 2030 for biodiversity from a range of sources and working to phase out or reform subsidies that could provide another $500 billion for nature. Fox News, 19 Dec. 2022 See More

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Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1951, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1940, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

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The first known use of phaseout was in 1940

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“Phaseout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/phaseout. Accessed 30 Mar. 2023.

Kids Definition

phase out

verb
: to discontinue doing, producing, or using
phasing out old machinery

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