shakeout

[ US /ˈʃeɪˌkaʊt/ ]
NOUN
  1. an economic condition that results in the elimination of marginally financed participants in an industry
    they glutted the market in order to cause a shakeout of their competitors
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How To Use shakeout In A Sentence

  • The shakeout in the labour market after Christmas usually makes January a bad month for unemployment.
  • When scrappage ends, the shakeout will begin. Times, Sunday Times
  • The shakeout in the labour market after Christmas usually makes January a bad month for unemployment.
  • The shakeout in the labour market after Christmas usually makes January a bad month for unemployment.
  • The shakeout in the labour market after Christmas usually makes January a bad month for unemployment.
  • There is a shakeout as undercapitalized and high-cost firms fail.
  • A shakeout in the industry is inevitable, says Zhou Yubo, director of marketing at Motel 168.
  • they glutted the market in order to cause a shakeout of their competitors
  • However, Fitzpatrick said that WorldCom Ireland was returning a profit and was confident it could survive the shakeout.
  • Add to that the administrative hurdles of getting any new business off of the ground, and it's easy to see why even the most bullish Internet analysts foresee a major shakeout down the road.
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