opt out
verb
opted out; opting out; opts out
: to choose not to participate in something
—often used with of
opted out of the project
Examples of opt out in a Sentence
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Customers can opt out of Hawks Public House’s 3% fee, but only about one party per month actually does so, general manager Cody Goessman said.
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Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 27 June 2024
Before the program begins, customers would receive two notices in the mail about how to opt out.
—Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer, 26 June 2024
Employers looking to make retirement plans less confusing could consider automatic enrollment, leaving it to the worker to opt out.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 24 June 2024
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope’s decision on opting out of the final year of his contract is coming up.
—Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 21 June 2024
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Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 27 June 2024
Before the program begins, customers would receive two notices in the mail about how to opt out.
—Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer, 26 June 2024
Employers looking to make retirement plans less confusing could consider automatic enrollment, leaving it to the worker to opt out.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 24 June 2024
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope’s decision on opting out of the final year of his contract is coming up.
—Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 21 June 2024
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“Opt out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/opt%20out. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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