exit strategy

noun

: a plan for ending involvement
The company needs to have an exit strategy.

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Alternative Solutions – Employee Ownership Alternatively, business owners who don’t want to sell their business to external buyers can consider employee ownership transfer as an alternative exit strategy. Rocio Wu, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025 Meanwhile, their daughter, Kat (Colby Muhammad), is helping her cousin Chelsea plot an exit strategy from her successful modeling career — unbeknownst to Chelsea’s demanding momager, Dani. Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 24 Feb. 2025 Malen pushed to join and changed agents last September, a sure sign of a player wanting to formalise an exit strategy. Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 8 Feb. 2025 Will Levis hasn’t shown nearly enough to be entrusted with the keys to the Titans franchise, while the Browns need an exit strategy for the post-Deshaun Watson era — whenever that comes. Charlotte Carroll, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for exit strategy

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“Exit strategy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exit%20strategy. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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