Function: transitive verb
Date: 1940
: to discontinue the practice, production, or use of by phases < phase out the old machinery>
intransitive verb : to stop production or operation by phases
Function: transitive verb
Date: 1940
: to discontinue the practice, production, or use of by phases < phase out the old machinery>
intransitive verb : to stop production or operation by phases
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012