stop out
verb
stopped out; stopping out; stops out
: to withdraw temporarily from enrollment at a college or university
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Cost is the leading reason why students stop out of college.
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Jamie Merisotis, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
Setting them too tightly can result in getting prematurely stopped out during normal market fluctuations.
—True Tamplin, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
The trooper abandoned the stop out of public safety concerns and was able to use the vehicle’s registration information to find the home of the owner.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 3 Mar. 2025
Full-time students who began college in fall 2018 were significantly more likely to earn a credential, with 67.2% completing in six years, and only 25.4% stopping out.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Many times, these students stop out due to the significant time and financial constraints of navigating postsecondary education while raising children.
—Alison Griffin, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
On the way down in July all of the positions were stopped out in Active Opps, most with a gain after stop losses were trailed higher, and some positions at a loss.
—Todd Gordon, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2024
Eisler Capital has stopped out traders for losing less than 5%.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 21 June 2024
Groups of visitors heading to or from Faneuil Hall Marketplace stopped out of curiosity and joined the audience.
—James Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Aug. 2023
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Jamie Merisotis, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
Setting them too tightly can result in getting prematurely stopped out during normal market fluctuations.
—True Tamplin, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
The trooper abandoned the stop out of public safety concerns and was able to use the vehicle’s registration information to find the home of the owner.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 3 Mar. 2025
Full-time students who began college in fall 2018 were significantly more likely to earn a credential, with 67.2% completing in six years, and only 25.4% stopping out.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Many times, these students stop out due to the significant time and financial constraints of navigating postsecondary education while raising children.
—Alison Griffin, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
On the way down in July all of the positions were stopped out in Active Opps, most with a gain after stop losses were trailed higher, and some positions at a loss.
—Todd Gordon, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2024
Eisler Capital has stopped out traders for losing less than 5%.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 21 June 2024
Groups of visitors heading to or from Faneuil Hall Marketplace stopped out of curiosity and joined the audience.
—James Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Aug. 2023
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“Stop out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stop%20out. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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