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Definition of Phase out
1. Verb. Terminate gradually.
Definition of Phase out
1. Verb. (idiomatic) To remove or relinquish the use of something little by little ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Phase Out
Literary usage of Phase out
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Evaluating Economic Instruments for Environmental Policy by Stephen Smith, Hans B. Vos (1997)
"Prior to the phase-out, it was anticipated that eliminating all CFCs in the short
time-scale permitted by the agreement would entail significant costs and ..."
2. Environment in the Transition to a Market Economy: Progress in Central and by Anthony Zamparutti, Centre for Co-operation with Non-members (1999)
"Without policies to support lead phase-out, the recent reductions in vehicular
lead emissions in NIS may be reversed as their vehicle fleets increase and ..."
3. Environmental Regulation And Food Safety: Studies of Protection And by Veena Jha (2005)
"Completing a methyl bromide phase-out is one of the remaining challenges for
ozone layer protection and for improving the health of farmers. ..."
4. Theoretical and Practical Electrical Engineering: Comprising a Course of by Louis Denton Bliss (1922)
"... it is necessary to "phase out." This means to test the circuits leading from
the transformers furnishing the supply to the rotary itself, so that, ..."
5. Market Access After the Uruguay Round: Investment, Competition and by Pierre Sauvé, Americo Beviglia Zampetti (1996)
"This outcome did little more than codify existing GATT jurisprudence and requires
countries to phase out those policies that are (already) GATT-inconsistent ..."
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