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opt out

Phrasal Verb with opt
 
 
/ɒpt/ verb [I]

Definition

to choose not to be part of an activity, arrangement, etc.: New employees are automatically enrolled in the union, unless they opt out.
(Definition of opt out from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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