sunset
adjective
1. of a declining industry or technology
- sunset industries
Similar word(s): old
2. providing for termination
- a program with a sunset provision
Similar word(s): last
noun
1. the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
Similar word(s): sundown
Definition categories: time, hour
2. atmospheric phenomena accompanying the daily disappearance of the sun
Definition categories: phenomenon
3. the daily event of the sun sinking below the horizon
Definition categories: event
Sentences with sunset as a noun:
- one's sunset years
- The tax increase legislation included a sunset clause requiring renewal to prevent the tax increase from expiring.
verb
1. (business, politics, transitive) To phase out.
- We'll be sunsetting version 1.9 of the software shortly after releasing version 2.0 next quarter.