Phaseout Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

The meaning of PHASEOUT is a gradual stopping (as in operations or production) : a closing down by phases. Login SignUp Hello, Games&Quizzes Thesaurus WordoftheDay Features BuyingGuide M-WBooks JoinMWU MyWordsMyWords ViewRecents Account LogOut phaseout noun SaveWord phase·​out |\ˈfāz-ˌau̇t \ Definitionofphaseout (Entry1of2) :agradualstopping(asinoperationsorproduction):aclosingdownbyphases phaseout verb phasedout;phasingout;phasesout Definitionofphaseout (Entry2of2) transitiveverb :todiscontinuethepractice,production,oruseofbyphases intransitiveverb :tostopproductionoroperationbyphases ExamplesofphaseoutinaSentence RecentExamplesontheWeb:Noun Thephaseoutismoregradualthantheimmediateembargosomecountrieshadbeenpushingfor. — WashingtonPost,4May2022 Thephaseouthadbeenontracktobeginearlier,in2019. — NewYorkTimes,26Apr.2022 Thiswillhavetheadditionalbenefitoffacilitatingthephaseoutoffossilfuelsbyensuringworkersareprotectedbytheircommunitiesduringajusttransition. — AndrewBergman,TheNewRepublic,11Apr.2022 TomeetthegoalsoftheParisagreement,Guterressaid,publicofficialsandcorporateleadersmustacceleratethephaseoutofcoalpowerandwholeheartedlyembracerenewableenergies. — BradyDennis,AnchorageDailyNews,21Mar.2022 Thephaseoutoftheold-fashionedbulbsisaimedatreducingutilitybillsandconservingenergy. — KateGibson,CBSNews,27Apr.2022 Instead,theutilitywantsitslignitedivisiontofollowGermany’scoal-phaseoutplans,andsupportsthegovernment’sintentiontobringthatgoalforwardto2030. — JesperStarn,Bloomberg.com,29Mar.2022 Butmanyenvironmentalgroupsandscientistssaythatmoreshouldbedone,uptoacompletephaseoutofPFAS,exceptforabsolutelyessentialuses. — KyleBagenstose,USATODAY,7Mar.2022 Anotherimportantaspectofthefossilfuelphaseoutistoplugmethaneleaksassociatedwithcurrentandformercoal,oilandgasdevelopment. — SusanJoyHassol,ScientificAmerican,2Nov.2021 RecentExamplesontheWeb:Verb Theenhancedchildtaxcreditbeginstophaseoutat$150,000forjointfilersand$75,000forsinglefilers. — EttaMoney,Forbes,17June2021 Yourabilitytocontributebeginstophaseoutatcertainincomelimits. — LizWeston,oregonlive,13June2021 Boththeregularchildcreditandthecreditforotherdependentsstillbegintophaseoutat$200,000forindividuals,$400,000formarriedcouples. — RichardRubin,WSJ,8Apr.2021 Underthependingdeal,confirmedbyCBSNews,the$1,400directpaymentswouldbegintophaseoutat$75,000forindividuals,butwouldcutoffeligibilityforsinglepeopleearningmorethan$80,000. — AimeePicchi,CBSNews,6Mar.2021 Followingthecompromise,singlefilersearningupto$75,000andjointfilersmakingupto$150,000willstillreceivethefullamount,butchecksnowphaseoutat$80,000forsinglefilersand$160,000forjointfilers. — JacobSiegal,BGR,3Mar.2021 Scientistssaythere’sanurgentneedtophaseoutfossilfuelsandendtheunprecedentedglobalheatingthatisdrivingdeadlierandmoredestructiveheatwaves,wildfires,droughtsandfloods. — SammyRothstaffWriter,LosAngelesTimes,21Mar.2022 Two-thirdsofAmericansthinktheUnitedStatesshoulduseamixoffossilfuelsandrenewablesinthefuture,ratherthanphaseoutfossilfuelscompletely,thePewresearchsays. — NBCNews,1Mar.2022 ThatincludeseffortstomarginalizeitsL.G.B.T.Q.community,itsassertionthatPolishlawisparamounttoE.U.law,anditsreluctancetophaseoutfossilfuelsinlinewithEurope’sambitiousclimatepolicy. — NewYorkTimes,8Feb.2022 SeeMore Theseexamplesentencesareselectedautomaticallyfromvariousonlinenewssourcestoreflectcurrentusageoftheword'phaseout.'ViewsexpressedintheexamplesdonotrepresenttheopinionofMerriam-Websteroritseditors.Sendusfeedback. FirstKnownUseofphaseout Noun 1951,inthemeaningdefinedaboveVerb 1940,inthemeaningdefinedattransitivesense LearnMoreAboutphaseout Sharephaseout PosttheDefinitionofphaseouttoFacebook SharetheDefinitionofphaseoutonTwitter TimeTravelerforphaseout Thefirstknownuseofphaseoutwas in1940 Seemorewordsfromthesameyear DictionaryEntriesNearphaseout Phaseolus phaseout phaseout SeeMoreNearbyEntries  Statisticsforphaseout LastUpdated 26May2022 Look-upPopularity CitethisEntry “Phaseout.”Merriam-Webster.comDictionary,Merriam-Webster,https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/phaseout.Accessed3Jun.2022. Style:MLA MLA Chicago APA Merriam-Webster MorefromMerriam-Websteronphaseout Thesaurus:Allsynonymsandantonymsforphaseout WORDOFTHEDAY perfunctory SeeDefinitionsandExamples» GetWordoftheDaydailyemail! TestYourVocabulary WhichWordDoesNotBelong? Whichofthesewordsdoesnotmean"nonsense"? blatherskite folderol sagacity bunkum Testyourvocabularywithour10-questionquiz! 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