exit strategy

plural exit strategies

1. usuallybusinessA well-defined plan for bringing involvement in a mission, activity, or commitment to an acceptable conclusion.

   Near-synonym: exit policy

   4 more examples

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

   1993 October 18, Michael Kramer, “The Political Interest It's All Foreign to Clinton”, in Time

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

   2005 February 1, David E. Sanger, Steven R. Weisman, “In U.S., White House and the Democrats Seek an Edge”, in New York Times, retrieved 30 Jun 2011

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

   2009 February 26, David Lawsky, “Silicon Valley: down but not out?”, in Forbes, retrieved 30 Jun 2011

   “If your question is, ‘Do I think we should be more aggressive with Belarus,” my answer is no,” he said, emphasizing that Western leaders needed to offer Mr. Lukashenko an “exit strategy.”

   2023 June 22, Valerie Hopkins, quoting Emmanuel Macron, “Belarus Is Fast Becoming a ‘Vassal State’ of Russia”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

   Synonyms: exit policy