shakeout

Related topics: Economics

shake·out /ˈʃeɪkaʊt/ noun

1. [countableC usually singular]PE a situation in which several companies fail because they cannot compete with stronger companies in difficult economic conditions 〔经济萧条时期小企业的〕被淘汰

2. [countableC]BBCHANGE/MAKE something DIFFERENT a shakeup 改组，重新组合

Examples from the Corpus

shakeout• Then, as always, there was a crash and a shakeout.• But the much-needed corporate shakeout is held up by feeble bankruptcy rules.• The current shakeout may serve to separate the haves from have-nots.• Especially with the middle-management shakeout of the nineties, bosses change.• The shakeout fuels the consolidation, as groups of lawyers from failed firms attach themselves to larger firms.

From Longman Business Dictionary

shakeoutshake·out /ˈʃeɪkaʊt/ noun [countableC]

ECONOMICS a change in market conditions that causes less successful or profitable businesses, investments etc to fail

The Treasury bond market appears to be headed for a shakeout.

Weaker institutions are not expected to survive the shakeout in the crowded business-school market.

单词	shakeout
释义	shakeout Related topics: Economics shake·out /ˈʃeɪkaʊt/ noun 1. [countableC usually singular]PE a situation in which several companies fail because they cannot compete with stronger companies in difficult economic conditions 〔经济萧条时期小企业的〕被淘汰 2. [countableC]BBCHANGE/MAKE something DIFFERENT a shakeup 改组，重新组合 Examples from the Corpus shakeout• Then, as always, there was a crash and a shakeout.• But the much-needed corporate shakeout is held up by feeble bankruptcy rules.• The current shakeout may serve to separate the haves from have-nots.• Especially with the middle-management shakeout of the nineties, bosses change.• The shakeout fuels the consolidation, as groups of lawyers from failed firms attach themselves to larger firms. From Longman Business Dictionary shakeoutshake·out /ˈʃeɪkaʊt/ noun [countableC] ECONOMICS a change in market conditions that causes less successful or profitable businesses, investments etc to fail The Treasury bond market appears to be headed for a shakeout. Weaker institutions are not expected to survive the shakeout in the crowded business-school market.
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