HyperDic: shakeout

English > 1 sense of the word shakeout:
NOUNstateshakeoutan economic condition that results in the elimination of marginally financed participants in an industry
shakeout > pronunciation
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English > shakeout: 1 sense > noun 1, state
MeaningAn economic condition that results in the elimination of marginally financed participants in an industry.
Example"they glutted the market in order to cause a shakeout of their competitors"
Broadereconomic conditionThe condition of the economy

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