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Meaning of carveout | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. The selling of a minority stake in a subsidiary by a parent company; a partial spinoff.
  2. An exception to a legal provision.

Examples

“These laws create⟳ special exemptions for farms through statutory and regulatory carveouts.”
“Instead, G.O.P. lawmakers have⟳ sent carefully worded letters to agency heads and privately lobbied their personal connections within the White House to make⟳ piecemeal carveouts for their preferred projects and programs.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Carver Carver County Carvers carvery Carves carvestrene

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