Opt-out
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Opt-out is an adjective meaning The act of opting out of something.
Meaning
The act of opting out of something.
More Meanings
- (British, countable) A school or hospital that has withdrawn from local control.
- (television, radio, countable) A regional broadcast that other stations in the network may elect not to include.
- Requiring a person or organization to choose explicitly to avoid or forbid something; tending to include by default; used particularly with regard to mailing lists and advertising.
Example Sentences
With opt-out forms, take care to uncheck all unwanted selections.
National television channels (descendant network) with regional or local slots or opt-outs: […]
It [Greenpeace] also says that tax exemptions should be phased out for airlines, including the opt-outs that low-cost carriers currently have from paying VAT or fuel duty on kerosene.
There is no limitation to the number of regional and local opt-outs that France 3 can operate; nor are there any guidelines in the channel's remit as to the length and content of such news programmes.
Word Forms
- opt-outs
Antonyms for opt-out
Common opposites include opt-in.
Related Words
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