Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

phase-out

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.63 in modern English

Syllables: phase-out
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of phaseout.

Example Sentences

"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."
"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.”"
"Some countries are despairing that the text does not require a full phase-out of fossil fuels."

Etymology

Deverbal from phase out.

Inflected Forms

phase-outs (plural)

Questions

What does phase-out mean?: Alternative form of phaseout.
Where does phase-out come from?: Deverbal from phase out.

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