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opt out
verb
- intr, adverboften foll byof to choose not to be involved (in) or part (of)
noun
- the act of opting out, esp of local-authority administration
opt-outs by hospitals and schools
Idioms and Phrases
Choose not to participate, as in Our school opted out of the state competition . [ Slang ; mid-1900s]Example Sentences
One proposal was giving tech companies automatic access to works such as books, films and TV shows to train AI models unless creators opted out.
The government advises that you should still fill in the child benefit claim form even if you opt out of getting payments, so that you can get NI credits.
The owners of another 1,026 properties said they were opting out and hiring private contractors.
"This means giving users a clear way to opt out of their data being used in this way."
Consumers can opt out of overdraft fees or switch to an account that doesn't charge them.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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