getout
getout is the alternative form of get-out.
Meaning of get-out
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
- Antonyms:
- get-in
Forms of getout
| plural | getouts |
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Questions about getout
- What is getout the alternative form of?
- Getout is the alternative form of get-out.
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