nixed

[ nikst ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

Informal.

vetoed, scrapped, denied, or discontinued; prevented from proceeding:
The nixed trade deal means a less competitive environment in the construction sector.
One of the nixed Facebook pages had more than one million followers.

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Origin of nixed¹

First recorded in 1920–25, for an earlier sense; nix ¹( def ) + -ed ²( def ) for the adjective; nix ¹( def ) + -ed ¹( def ) for the verb

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After the initial plans for a temporary facility in the Sepulveda Basin were nixed, equestrian was supposed to be headed to Temecula’s Galway Downs.

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At this time, it’s unclear how much of that $500 million has been nixed.

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On deadline day, the New York Yankees nixed a potential deal for Flaherty because of reported concerns over his medical records.

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After Shari Redstone nixed David Ellison’s proposed takeover, the tech scion and his partners continued to work to win over the Redstone family.

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I’ve read that there were certain kinds of rants that you wanted to go on, or long monologues that in the beginning, Jemaine kind of nixed.

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