stop out

verb

stopped out; stopping out; stops out

intransitive verb

: to withdraw temporarily from enrollment at a college or university
stop-out noun

Examples of stop out in a Sentence

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Many times, these students stop out due to the significant time and financial constraints of navigating postsecondary education while raising children. Alison Griffin, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024 On the way down in July all of the positions were stopped out in Active Opps, most with a gain after stop losses were trailed higher, and some positions at a loss. Todd Gordon, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2024 Eisler Capital has stopped out traders for losing less than 5%. Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 21 June 2024 Groups of visitors heading to or from Faneuil Hall Marketplace stopped out of curiosity and joined the audience. James Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Aug. 2023 Many adults do go back, then stop out. Laura Pappano, USA TODAY, 5 Aug. 2021 The officer smelled the odor of marijuana inside the car and asked the occupants to stop out so that a search of the vehicle could be conducted. cleveland, 7 Dec. 2022 ConocoPhillips has said it’s leading the response but has hired some experts to help, including Wild Well Control out of Houston, Texas, a company that helps stop out-of-control wells. Alex Demarban, Anchorage Daily News, 23 Mar. 2022 According to traditional metrics, this would be a dropout or a stop out, which would be considered a bad outcome. Michael B. Horn, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2021

Word History

Etymology

after drop out

First Known Use

1971, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of stop out was in 1971

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“Stop out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stop%20out. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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