Definition of "phase-out" [phase-out]

• The act or instance of a planned discontinuation (noun)

WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

• "They called the phase-out "essential to economic growth and job creation throughout Chicago.""
• "Even though nuclear power is currently the source for 30 percent of Japan's energy, Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan has expressed support for a complete nuclear phase-out."
• "Articles like this only make this process more difficult and delay the phase-out of Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit tax credits."