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shake-out

noun

the process of reducing the number of people in a workforce in order to lower the costs of a company

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Nearby words

shake someone's tree, shake the dust from one's feet, shake up, shake with laughter, shake-down, shake-out, shake-up, shakedown, shaken, shaken baby syndrome, shakeout
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