ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Get-out

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Get-out is a noun meaning (informal) An opportunity to escape from an undesirable situation, such as a legal loophole.

Meaning

(informal) An opportunity to escape from an undesirable situation, such as a legal loophole.

More Meanings

  1. The dismantling and removal of equipment, scenery, etc. when leaving a theater or television studio at the end of a production.

Example Sentences

[…] ensuring everything is ready for the company's get-in, including the get-out of the previous production […]
[…] it is therefore prudent to include the get-out costs in the production budget rather than as an accrual in the running budget.
"[T]he authorities will say they were sorry to be a bit late, but there are technical difficulties in making adequate arrangements. That's the regular kind of get-out, isn't it?"

Word Forms

Antonyms for get-out

Common opposites include get-in.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include let-out, offcome, way out, let-off, escape, exit.

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