# das Auslaufmodell

das Auslaufmodell is a German noun meaning “discontinued model”. Forms: des Auslaufmodells, die Auslaufmodelle.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Auslaufmodells
- Plural: die Auslaufmodelle

## In other languages

- Русский: модель, снятая с производства

## Meanings

1. something phased out or discontinued; a model of some merchandise which is still sold, but whose production has been (or will soon be) stopped
2. _figurative_ a thing of the past, something unlikely to be around for long
3. discontinued model; obsolescent model; phase-out model; phased-out model
   - Das Auslaufmodell ist günstiger zu erhalten, es fehlen ihm einige Annehmlichkeiten des Folgemodells.

## Examples

- Gitarrenbands sind ein Auslaufmodell. — Guitar bands are on their way out.

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