Brexitn.

Brit.

/ˈbrɛksɪt/,

/ˈbrɛɡzɪt/, U.S.

/ˈbrɛɡzət/,

/ˈbrɛksət/

Forms: 2000s– Brexit, 2000s– Brixit (rare).

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: British adj., exit n.

Etymology: < Br- (in British adj.) and exit n., after Grexit n.

The (proposed) withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union, and the political process associated with it.Sometimes used specifically with reference to the referendum held in the UK on 23 June 2016, in which a majority of voters favoured withdrawal from the EU.

ΚΠ

2012 P. Wilding in blogactiv.eu 15 May (blog, accessed 19 July 2016) (title) Stumbling towards the Brexit: Britain, a referendum and an ever-closer reckoning.

2012 Christian Sci. Monitor (Nexis) 10 Oct. Why would the EU consider special economic and trading privileges for Britain after its ‘Brexit’?

2014 Financial Times (Electronic ed.) 19 Aug. 16 In many cases, the US banks are as worried about the eurozone's impending banking union as they are about Brexit.

2016 Globe & Mail (Toronto) (Nexis) 12 July 1 Ms. May insisted that whatever her views, the country had spoken. ‘Brexit means Brexit and we're going to make a success of it. There will be no attempts to remain inside the EU,’ she said.

2016 Daily Mirror (Nexis) 13 Oct. 14 A soft Brexit would see us maintain access to the single market and the customs union and accept some EU rules. A hard Brexit would see us quit the single market and the customs union in return for control of our borders.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	brexit
释义	Brexitn. Brit. /ˈbrɛksɪt/, /ˈbrɛɡzɪt/, U.S. /ˈbrɛɡzət/, /ˈbrɛksət/ Forms: 2000s– Brexit, 2000s– Brixit (rare). Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: British adj., exit n. Etymology: < Br- (in British adj.) and exit n., after Grexit n. The (proposed) withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union, and the political process associated with it.Sometimes used specifically with reference to the referendum held in the UK on 23 June 2016, in which a majority of voters favoured withdrawal from the EU. ΚΠ 2012 P. Wilding in blogactiv.eu 15 May (blog, accessed 19 July 2016) (title) Stumbling towards the Brexit: Britain, a referendum and an ever-closer reckoning. 2012 Christian Sci. Monitor (Nexis) 10 Oct. Why would the EU consider special economic and trading privileges for Britain after its ‘Brexit’? 2014 Financial Times (Electronic ed.) 19 Aug. 16 In many cases, the US banks are as worried about the eurozone's impending banking union as they are about Brexit. 2016 Globe & Mail (Toronto) (Nexis) 12 July 1 Ms. May insisted that whatever her views, the country had spoken. ‘Brexit means Brexit and we're going to make a success of it. There will be no attempts to remain inside the EU,’ she said. 2016 Daily Mirror (Nexis) 13 Oct. 14 A soft Brexit would see us maintain access to the single market and the customs union and accept some EU rules. A hard Brexit would see us quit the single market and the customs union in return for control of our borders. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.2012
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