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Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
adj
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
The act of opting out of something.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
A school or hospital that has withdrawn from local control.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, countable
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noun
A regional broadcast that other stations in the network may elect not to include.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Topics: broadcasting, media, radio, television
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Antonyms: none provided
History
From opt + out.
Across languages
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
