exit strategy

American  

[eg-zit strat-i-jee, ek-sit] / ˈɛg zɪt ˌstræt ɪ dʒi, ˈɛk sɪt /

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.

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exit strategy British  

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

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Etymology

Origin of exit strategy

First recorded in 1970–75

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Example Sentences

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exit strategy

In a new geopolitical reality, where the objective is not restoring financial stability but rather economic security and resilient supply chains, what is the U.S. government’s exit strategy?

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026

Ergen is 73 and a potential deal with SpaceX would offer him an exit strategy.

From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026

Key to the Nordic model, now implemented in Sweden, Iceland, Norway, Northern Ireland, Canada, France, Ireland and Israel, is creating an exit strategy for prostituted people.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026

If Ferguson was trying to explain Kissinger’s Vietnam exit strategy, he did not succeed; if he was trying to confuse the issue, he did.

From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2025

Adina surveyed the scene desperately, looking for a possible exit strategy.

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray

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