shakeout
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++shake·out /ˈʃeɪkaʊt/ noun 1. [countable 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. [countable]BBCHANGE/MAKE something DIFFERENT a shakeup 改组，重新组合
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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 Dictionaryshakeoutshake‧out /ˈʃeɪkaʊt/ noun [countable] ECONOMICS a change in market conditions that causes less successful or profitable businesses, investments etc to failThe 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.shake·out nounChineseSyllable
in several companies which Business a fail situation Corpus
shakeout
shake‧out /ˈʃeɪkaʊt/
noun
1. [countable usually singular] a situation in which several companies fail because they cannot compete with stronger companies in difficult economic conditions
2. [countable] a shakeup
shake‧out /ˈʃeɪkaʊt/
noun1. [countable usually singular] a situation in which several companies fail because they cannot compete with stronger companies in difficult economic conditions
2. [countable] a shakeup