nixed; nixing; nixes
US, informal
: to refuse to accept or allow (something) : veto, reject
The court nixed the merger.
Many of Paris's newest hangouts are nixing gilded French style in favor of white walls, psychedelia and menus of tuna carpaccio and Parmesan-arugula salad.—
Jane Sigal
Jane SigalPrince has cited artistic factors for nixing the reunion.—Chris Willman
Chris Willman
: no
—used to express disagreement or the withholding of permission —often used with on
they said nix on our plan
: a water sprite of Germanic folklore
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Examples of nix in a Sentence
Verb
our supervisor nixed my request to work from home, if only on a trial basis
movie audiences have effectively nixed the idea of the reviving the old-fashioned western by emphatically ignoring this latest effort
Recent Examples on the WebIan Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 19 May 2024
Customer service phone line Frontier caught a lot of flak for nixing its customer service phone line in 2022, and now the airline is reversing course.
—Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 17 May 2024
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Verb
Winder narrowly lost that fight, but whether the new law that nixed the deal stands is still unclear after the developers challenged it in the Idaho Supreme Court.
—Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 19 May 2024
Customer service phone line Frontier caught a lot of flak for nixing its customer service phone line in 2022, and now the airline is reversing course.
—Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 17 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for nix
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“Nix.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nix. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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