Definition of "opt-outs" []

• Plural form of opt-out. (noun)

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• "Some EU countries that don't use the euro, such as the U.K., are expected to seek exemptions known as opt-outs from some of the common policies that bind euro members tighter together."
• "The consequences of a sharp rise in opt-outs are potentially catastrophic for the funding of schemes in the short and medium term."
• "The Conservative head of the Local Government Association, Baroness Eaton, has already warned that if average rises in pension contributions of more than 3% are forced on hundreds of thousands of local government workers there will be mass opt-outs from its pension scheme."