exit strategy

[ eg-zit strat-i-jee, ek-sit ]

/ ˈɛg zɪt ˌstræt ɪ dʒi, ˈɛk sɪt /

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noun

a plan for getting out of a difficult or unfavorable situation: committing troops without an exit strategy.

a plan that maximizes profits when liquidating investments or a business.

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Origin of exit strategy

First recorded in 1970–75

Words nearby exit strategy

existing, exit, exitance, exit poll, exit pupil, exit strategy, exit tax, ex lege, ex lib., ex libris, Exmoor

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How to use exit strategy in a sentence

Many of them had sent children to foreign schools, purchased foreign homes and prepared exit strategies.
Operation Fox Hunt: How China Exports Repression Using a Network of Spies Hidden in Plain Sight|by Sebastian Rotella and Kirsten Berg|July 22, 2021|ProPublica
So I harnessed the last bit of power I had from that night and used it to plan my exit strategy.
I Was Pregnant When He Hit Me. Here's #WhyIStayed.|Anonymous|September 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
At least a plan to the effect of stating some kind of exit strategy, an off-ramp, would be refreshing; I haven't seen one.
Skepticism About Syria Isn't A Left Or Right Problem|Ali Gharib|June 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Like most of my colleagues, I had never considered an exit strategy.
How a Porn Star Retires: Aurora Snow on Life After Porn|Aurora Snow|June 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Its been heavily rumored that NBC was preparing an exit strategy for Leno, whose current contract expires in September 2014.
It's Official: Jay Leno's Out at 'Tonight,' Jimmy Fallon Is In|Marlow Stern|April 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Hence any ground offensive is of necessity short-lived, with a clear exit strategy.
On Gaza, Goldstone And Israeli Strategy Regarding Terrorist Enclaves|Yossi Alpher|December 13, 2012|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for exit strategy

exit strategy

noun

a method or plan for extricating oneself from an undesirable situation

a plan and timetable for withdrawal from a military engagement

the method by which an investor intends to cash out of an investment

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