EXIT STRATEGY Definition & Meaning

exit strategy

[eg-zit strat-i-jee, ek-sit]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a plan for getting out of a difficult or unfavorable situation.
committing troops without an exit strategy.
a plan that maximizes profits when liquidating investments or a business.

exit strategy

noun

a method or plan for extricating oneself from an undesirable situation
a plan and timetable for withdrawal from a military engagement
the method by which an investor intends to cash out of an investment

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of exit strategy¹

First recorded in 1970–75

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McMahon said that failing to change course "would condemn Croydon's residents to a worsening position without an exit strategy" and he was "minded to" send in commissioners to run the council.

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With Israel's overwhelming military response and the international isolation that followed, the 7 October attack has increasingly been viewed as a desperate gamble - one that lacked a clear political exit strategy and led to massive suffering for Gaza's civilian population.

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Whether it's enough to change the course of the exit strategy remains to be seen.

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Besides, one gets the sense that if our suicidal patriarch were to follow through on his exit strategy, he would keep the body count within the family.

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If Democrats found themselves getting the blame, then their exit strategy from a losing position could get grisly.

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