Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

phase out

/feɪ̯z äʊ̯t/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.63 in modern English

Syllables: phase out
IPA: /feɪ̯z äʊ̯t/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To remove or relinquish the use of (something) little by little, either via discrete diminishing phases or (by extension) by continuous gradations; to remove in phases, or as if by phases (gradually).

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Leaded petrol was phased out in the course of the 1990s."
"It [Greenpeace] also says that tax exemptions should be phased out for airlines, including the opt-outs that low-cost carriers currently have from paying VAT or fuel duty on kerosene."
"“The lack of an agreement to phase out fossil fuels was devastating,” said Prof Michael Mann, a climatologist and geophysicist at the University of Pennsylvania in the US."

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

phases out (present, singular) phasing out (participle, present) phased out (participle, past) phased out (past)

Derived Forms

phaseout

Phrases

phase-out

Frequently Paired Words

phase down

Synonyms

sunset

Antonyms

phase in

Questions

How do you pronounce phase out?: The recorded pronunciation is /feɪ̯z äʊ̯t/.
What does phase out mean?: To remove or relinquish the use of (something) little by little, either via discrete diminishing phases or (by extension) by continuous gradations; to remove in phases, or as if by phases (gradually).

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