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exit

US /ˈɛɡzɪt/

noun, verb Core · B1 Đời sống hằng ngày

Definition

an opening that permits escape or release

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

The nearest exit is at the end of the hallway on your left.

Synonyms

  • doorwaythe entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close
  • departurethe act of departing
  • leavethe period of time during which you are absent from work or duty

Collocations

  • Easy emergency exit door
    describing emergency exit door (a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action)
  • Medium exit interview
    to exit interview, meaning to move out of or depart from
  • Hard market exit strategy
    to market exit strategy, meaning to engage in the commercial promotion, sale, or distribution of
  • Very Hard execute orderly private equity exit
    to execute orderly private equity exit, meaning to kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment

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