out
/ɑʊt/ n [C usually sing] infml (EXCUSE)Definition
› an excuse or reason for avoiding an unpleasant situation: The kids need to get home, so we have an out if we need it.
(Definition of out n (EXCUSE) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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