opt out

verb

1. to choose not to be involved (in) or part (of)

noun

1. the act of opting out, esp of local-authority administration

   opt-outs by hospitals and schools

Idioms and Phrases

Choose not to participate, as in Our school opted out of the state competition. [Slang; mid-1900s]

Example Sentences

“Some people would say, ‘I just want the lowest rate and payment possible,’ so they would opt out of getting a portable option.”

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Since the 1960s, the number of prime-age men opting out of the labor force has grown, especially among those without college degrees, according to a recent study by the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.

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He said his staffers failed to opt out of using the AI music tool.

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“Could you just explicitly, for the record, let us know if there’s some option to opt out,” the person said.

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OpenAI initially told executives at movie studios and talent agencies that they would have to opt out to keep their protected characters from showing up in Sora 2 videos, then reversed course.

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Related Words

• pull out 
• quit 
• withdraw