shakeout
Americannoun
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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.
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a rapid decline in the values of certain securities sold in stock exchanges or the like.
Etymology
Origin of shakeout
First recorded in 1890–95; noun use of verb phrase shake out
Example Sentences
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The tech-trade shakeout has led investors to reshuffle bets on AI winners.
There have been some strong contrarian warnings, and some strategists have been waiting for a shakeout that will remove some of the froth from the market.
From Barron's
“For people who are seasoned in this asset class, this isn’t a big deal. I think this is just a shakeout.”
From MarketWatch
Industry executives predict a shakeout when the war ends.
He is focused instead on what he calls JOMO, or the joy of missing out on a potential shakeout in tech stocks such as Palantir Technologies and other Nasdaq highfliers.
From Barron's
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