(in Britain )英國 the action of a school or hospital that decides to manage its own money and is therefore no longer controlled by a local authority or similar organization (英國學校、醫院從地方當局財政管轄的)退出,脫離 Nurses and health workers voted against the opt-out. 護士和保健員表決反對脫離地方當局管理。 an opt-out school 脫離地方當局財政管轄的學校
the act of choosing not to be involved in an agreement 不參與協議的決定