ALL meanings of shakeout
shake·out
S s - 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