shakeout

shake·out

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [sheyk-out]
- /ˈʃeɪkˌaʊt/
- /ˈʃeɪk.aʊt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sheyk-out]
- /ˈʃeɪkˌaʊt/

Definitions of shakeout word

noun shakeout 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. 1
noun shakeout a rapid decline in the values of certain securities sold in stock exchanges or the like. 1
countable noun shakeout A shakeout is a major set of changes in a system or an organization which results in a large number of companies closing or a large number of people losing their jobs. 0
noun shakeout any movement in the market prices of securities that forces speculators to sell their holdings 0
noun shakeout any drop in economic activity that eliminates marginal or unprofitable businesses, products, etc. 0

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Origin of shakeout

First appearance:

before 1890

One of the 20% newest English words

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

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Parts of speech for Shakeout

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Shakeout

shakeout popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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Synonyms for shakeout

noun shakeout

bottom out — If a trend such as a fall in prices bottoms out, it stops getting worse or decreasing, and remains at a particular level or amount.
bum's rush — forcible ejection, as from a gathering
bum-rush — to force one's way into; crash: to bum-rush a rap concert.
deflation — Deflation is a reduction in economic activity that leads to lower levels of industrial output, employment, investment, trade, profits, and prices.
hard time — a period of difficulties or hardship.

All 10 Synonyms of shakeout