phase-out

feɪz aʊt

Definition

Definition of phase-out - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

transitiongradual ending of a product, service, process, or policy

The phase-out of coal plants will take several years.
The phase-out of single-use plastics will affect small shops.
A phase-out is planned for the outdated software this quarter.

discontinuation

sunsetting

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Origin of phase-out

Greek, phasis (appearance) + out (English)

Terms with phase-out included in their meaning

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nudge out

phase out

gradually remove someone or something

expiratory

adj.

breathing

pertaining to the breathing out phase of respiration

dephase

wave timing

make parts of a system out of phase

flanger

music

device altering sound by mixing out-of-phase copies

push-pull

technology

electronic setup with devices out of phase

quadrature

physics

phase relationship between two waves 90° out of phase

quadrature amplitude modulation

radio

modulation scheme using two out-of-phase carrier waves

three-phase

adj.

electricity

using three alternating currents out of phase by 120 degrees

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French:suppression progressive, ...
German:Auslaufen, ...
Italian:eliminazione graduale, ...
Spanish:eliminación gradual, ...
Portuguese:eliminação gradual, ...
Chinese:逐步淘汰, ...
Japanese:フェーズアウト, ...
Arabic:إلغاء تدريجي, ...
Hebrew:הַפְסָקָה הַדְרָגָתִית, ...
Russian:поэтапное прекращение, ...
Ukrainian:поступове припинення, ...
Hindi:चरणबद्ध समाप्ति, ...
Bengali:ধাপে ধাপে বন্ধ, ...
Catalan:eliminació progressiva, ...
Czech:postupné ukončení, ...
Danish:utfasning, ...
Dutch:uitfasering, ...
Greek:σταδιακή κατάργηση, ...
Hungarian:kivezetés, ...
Khmer:ការបញ្ឈប់ជាបណ្តើរៗ, ...
Korean:단계적 폐지, ...
Persian:حذف تدریجی, ...
Polish:wycofywanie, ...
Portuguese (BR):eliminação gradual, ...
Romanian:eliminare treptată, ...
Swedish:utfasning, ...
Thai:การยกเลิกอย่างค่อยเป็นค่อยไป, ...
Turkish:aşamalı olarak kaldırma, ...
Vietnamese:loại bỏ dần, ...

phase out

feɪz aʊt

Definition of phase out - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

tr.

discontinuationdiscontinue a practice or service slowly

They will phase out the outdated policy over several months.

cease

discontinue

halt

removalremove something gradually over time

The company plans to phase out old models by next year.

withdraw

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Examples of phase out in a sentence

Gasoline cars are being phased out in favor of electric vehicles.
They will phase out the old currency soon.
The government decided to phase out coal power.

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French:supprimer progressivement, éliminer peu à peu, ...
German:auslaufen lassen, ...
Italian:eliminare progressivamente, eliminare gradualmente, ...
Spanish:eliminar, ...
Portuguese:eliminar gradualmente, eliminar, ...
Chinese:逐步淘汰, 逐步移除, ...
Japanese:段階的に廃止する, 徐々に取り除く, ...
Arabic:أَوْقَفَ تَدْرِيجِيًّا, أَزَالَ تَدْرِيجِيًّا, ...
Hebrew:לְהַפְסִיק בְּהַדְרָגָה, ...
Russian:постепенно прекращать, постепенно убирать, ...
Ukrainian:припиняти, поступово видаляти, ...
Hindi:धीरे-धीरे बंद करना, क्रमिक रूप से हटाना, ...
Bengali:ধাপে ধাপে বন্ধ করা, ক্রমশ তুলে দেওয়া, ...
Catalan:retirar progressivament, retirar gradualment, ...
Czech:postupně zrušit, postupně vyřadit, ...
Danish:udfase, fjerne noget gradvist over tid, ...
Dutch:uitfaseren, ...
Greek:καταργώ σταδιακά, αποσύρω, ...
Hungarian:fokozatosan megszüntetni, fokozatosan kivezetni, ...
Khmer:បញ្ឈប់ជាបណ្តើរៗ, លុបបំបាត់ បន្តិច ម្តងៗ, ...
Korean:단계적으로 폐지하다, 서서히 제거하다, ...
Persian:کنار گذاشتن, به‌تدریج کنار گذاشتن, ...
Polish:stopniowo wycofywać, wycofać, ...
Portuguese (BR):eliminar gradualmente, ...
Romanian:a elimina treptat, a renunța treptat la, ...
Swedish:fasa ut, ...
Thai:ทยอยยกเลิก, ยกเลิกไปทีละน้อย, ...
Turkish:aşamalı olarak kaldırmak, yavaş yavaş kaldırmak, ...
Vietnamese:loại bỏ dần, ngừng sử dụng, ...

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