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Discontinued vs Eliminated - What's the difference?

discontinued | eliminated |

As verbs the difference between discontinued and eliminated

is that discontinued is (discontinue) while eliminated is (eliminate).

As an adjective discontinued

is permanently no longer available or in production.

discontinued

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Permanently no longer available or in production.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (discontinue)
    • This software line has been discontinued .

    eliminated

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (eliminate)

    • Anagrams

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    eliminate

    English

    Verb

    (eliminat)
  • To completely destroy (something) so that it no longer exists.
  • (slang) To kill (a person or animal).
  • (physiology) To excrete (waste products).
  • To exclude (from investigation or from further competition).
    • Bill was eliminated as a suspect when the police interviewed witnesses.
    John was eliminated as a contestant when it was found he had gained, rather than lost, weight.
  • (accounting) To record amounts in a to remove the effects of inter-company transactions. FindMyBestCPA.com - Consolidated Statements (Interco eliminations)

    • Synonyms

    * See also * abrogate * abolish

    Related terms

    * eliminable * eliminant * elimination * eliminative * eliminator * eliminatory

    Synonyms

    * give the chop to * give the boot to * give the sack to * give the walking papers to * vote off

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