phase·out
ˈfāz-ˌau̇t 
: a gradual stopping (as in operations or production) : a closing down by phases
phased out; phasing out; phases out
: to discontinue the practice, production, or use of by phases
: to stop production or operation by phases
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Patrick Gleason, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
Easy: to delay the phaseout of fossil fuels while seizing billions in state and federal dollars.
—Nayamin Martinez, The Mercury News, 11 Oct. 2024
Ashley Cusick, Southern Living, 23 Oct. 2024
In 2025, the AMT exemption amount for married couples filing jointly is $137,000 and begins to phase out at $1,252,700 (in 2024, the exemption amount for married couples filing jointly was $133,300 and began to phase out at $1,218,700).
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Landry is not the only governor in the region working toward a phaseout of his state’s income tax.
—Patrick Gleason, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
Easy: to delay the phaseout of fossil fuels while seizing billions in state and federal dollars.
—Nayamin Martinez, The Mercury News, 11 Oct. 2024
Verb
In addition, West Virginia is phasing out taxation on Social Security income, offers property tax homestead exemptions to eligible residents 65 or older, and has low effective property tax rates.
—Ashley Cusick, Southern Living, 23 Oct. 2024
In 2025, the AMT exemption amount for married couples filing jointly is $137,000 and begins to phase out at $1,252,700 (in 2024, the exemption amount for married couples filing jointly was $133,300 and began to phase out at $1,218,700).
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
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“Phaseout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/phaseout. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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