exit strategy

English

Noun

exit strategy (plural exit strategies)

1. (usually military, politics or business) A well-defined plan for bringing involvement in a mission, activity, or commitment to an acceptable conclusion.
   • 1993 Oct. 18, Michael Kramer, "The Political Interest It's All Foreign to Clinton," Time:

     Seeking an exit strategy before sailing in harm's way is smart, but it must be related to the mission's goal.

   • 2005 Feb. 1, David E. Sanger and Steven R. Weisman, "In U.S., White House and the Democrats Seek an Edge," New York Times (retrieved June 30 2011):

     "But most of all, we need an exit strategy so that we know what victory is and how we can get there."

   • 2009 Feb. 26, David Lawsky, "Silicon Valley: down but not out?," Forbes (retrieved June 30 2011):

     Mergers, acquisitions and IPOs are no longer a reliable exit strategy with capital markets tanking and buyers wary.

Translations

plan

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 退出策略 (tuìchū cèlüè)

• Finnish: exit-strategia
• French: stratégie de sortie f
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• German: Ausstiegsstrategie f
• Italian: strategia di uscita f
• Portuguese: please add this translation if you can

See also

• exit policy

References

• “exit strategy”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.