Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A gradual discontinuation.
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- noun The action of
phasing out ; anincremental removal or reduction.
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Examples
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The Department of Homeland Security will begin a 90-day phaseout period starting tomorrow.
HUFFPOST HILL - Ax Says Gun Control On The Table Eliot Nelson 2011
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Passing a law to expand unemployment insurance without an automatic 3-year phaseout (which Jindal and company seem to fear is prohibited) would be real change in the law, even if everybody promises that the law will be reversed in 3 years.
Matthew Yglesias » Phil Bredesen Joins Forces With Dixie Wingnuts to Stick it to the Unemployed 2009
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Among other reforms, we could start a gradual phaseout of non-recourse residential mortgages.
Toward a New American Century Michael Milken 2010
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House Speaker John Boehner will introduce a bill Wednesday that aims to revive a school voucher program in the District, nearly two years after Democratic opposition to the program led to its phaseout.
Boehner backs vouchers for D.C. schoolchildren Mike DeBonis 2011
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House Speaker John Boehner will introduce a bill Wednesday that aims to revive a school voucher program in the District, nearly two years after Democratic opposition to the program led to its phaseout.
Boehner to introduce D.C. voucher bill By Mike DeBonis 2011
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As I have stated on numerous occasions, IMHO, the aid to Israel should be phased out, and in fact, the phaseout should have started 5 years ago.
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Other targeted tax credits marked for phaseout include ones for so-called brownfield redevelopments, battery manufacturers and other businesses.
Michigan Wants to Cut Film-Industry Credits Kate Linebaugh 2011
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The government, in a five-year phaseout plan, seeks to eliminate up to $100 billion a year in food and energy subsidies that keep costs down for consumers.
Iran Tightens Security as Subsidy Cuts Loom Farnaz Fassihi 2010
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The 2022 deadline for nuclear power's phaseout provides ample time for yet another rethink.
German U-turn Won't Change Gazprom's Direction Liam Denning 2011
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House Speaker John Boehner will introduce a bill Wednesday that aims to revive a school voucher program in the District, nearly two years after Democratic opposition to the program led to its phaseout.
Boehner backs vouchers for D.C. schoolchildren Mike DeBonis 2011
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