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corporate anorexia

noun

a condition or state in which a corporation has cut costs or employees to the point of endangering the business.

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Origin of corporate anorexia

First recorded in 1985–90

Words nearby corporate anorexia

corporal, Corporal of Horse, corporal punishment, corporal's guard, corporate, corporate anorexia, corporate culture, corporate governance, corporate image, corporate ladder, corporate manslaughter
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British Dictionary definitions for corporate anorexia

corporate anorexia

noun

a malaise of a business organization resulting from making too many creative people redundant in efforts to cut costs
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