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get-outs

get-outs is the plural of get-out.

Meaning of get-out

Noun

get-out (plural get-outs)

  1. (informal) 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
  2. 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
    Antonyms:
    get-in

Questions about get-outs

What is get-outs the plural of?
Get-outs is the plural of get-out.

Words near get-outs in the dictionary

  1. get-out bets
  2. get-out clause
  3. get-out clauses
  4. get-out-of-jail-free card
  5. get-out-of-jail-free cards
  6. get-outs
  7. get-pennies
  8. get-penny
  9. get-readies
  10. get-ready
  11. get-rich-quick

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