exit strategy

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

noun

1. a plan for getting out of a difficult or unfavorable situation.

   committing troops without an exit strategy.

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

exit strategy

noun

1. a method or plan for extricating oneself from an undesirable situation

2. a plan and timetable for withdrawal from a military engagement

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of exit strategy¹

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

Still, despite being regularly exposed to horrors like this, Claude’s new exit strategy is largely cosmetic.

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He tore off his seat belt and moved to the back seat, away from the smoke, scanning the car desperately for an exit strategy.

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McMahon said that failing to change course "would condemn Croydon's residents to a worsening position without an exit strategy" and he was "minded to" send in commissioners to run the council.

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With Israel's overwhelming military response and the international isolation that followed, the 7 October attack has increasingly been viewed as a desperate gamble - one that lacked a clear political exit strategy and led to massive suffering for Gaza's civilian population.

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Whether it's enough to change the course of the exit strategy remains to be seen.

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