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shakeout

[ sheyk-out ]
/ ˈʃeɪkˌaʊt /
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noun

an elimination or winnowing out of some competing businesses, products, etc., as a result of intense competition in a market of declining sales or rising standards of quality.
a rapid decline in the values of certain securities sold in stock exchanges or the like.

RELATED WORDS

decline, stagnation, collapse, slump, slide, inflation, downturn, bankruptcy, unemployment, deflation, turmoil, disturbance, explosion, disaster, tumult, eruption, temblor, disruption, revolution, cataclysm

Nearby words

shake with laughter, shake-out, shake-up, shakedown, shaken baby syndrome, shakeout, shaker, shaker heights, shakerism, shakers, shakespeare

Origin of shakeout

First recorded in 1890–95; noun use of verb phrase shake out
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