get-out
get-out noun: an opportunity to escape from an undesirable situation, such as a legal loophole.
Noun
get-out (plural get-outs)
- An opportunity to escape from an undesirable situation, such as a legal loophole.
- "[T]he authorities will say they were sorry to be a bit late, but there are technical difficulties in making adequate arrangements. That's the regular kind of get-out, isn't it?"1953, John Wyndham, The Kraken Wakes, page 162
- The dismantling and removal of equipment, scenery, etc. when leaving a theater or television studio at the end of a production.
- […] it is therefore prudent to include the get-out costs in the production budget rather than as an accrual in the running budget.2014, Julius Green, How to Produce a West End Show
- […] ensuring everything is ready for the company's get-in, including the get-out of the previous production […]2016, Susan Cooper, Staging Dance, page 103
- Antonyms:
- get-in
Antonyms of get-out
Forms of get-out
| plural | get-outs |
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Origin of get-out
Deverbal from get out.
Phrases with get-out
Questions about get-out
- What does get-out mean?
- Get-out means an opportunity to escape from an undesirable situation, such as a legal loophole.
- What part of speech is get-out?
- Get-out is a noun.
- What is the plural of get-out?
- The plural of get-out is get-outs.
Words near get-out in the dictionary
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