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phase-out en · NOUN

Etymology

Deverbal from phase out.

Meanings

1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of phaseout.
   alt of phaseout
   • During the exchange, he also said: “Show me the roadmap for a phase-out of fossil fuel that will allow for sustainable socioeconomic development, unless you want to take the world back into caves.” 2023 December 4, Damian Carrington, quoting Al Jaber, “Cop28 president forced into defence of fossil fuel phase-out claims”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
   • Some countries are despairing that the text does not require a full phase-out of fossil fuels. 2023 December 11, Fiona Harvey, Patrick Greenfield, Nina Lakhani, Adam Morton, Damian Carrington, “Cop28 draft climate deal criticised as ‘grossly insufficient’ and ‘incoherent’”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
   • Nissan has elected to concentrate its European operations in Sunderland, including battery development, precisely because Boris Johnson has brought forward the phase-out date for petrol and diesel vehicles to 2030. This means that Nissan will be selling into one of the best markets in the world for electric vehicles. 2021 January 25, Chris Barker, Dr Robin Russell-Jones, “Electric cars are not the only green solution”, in The Guardian:

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