SHAKEOUT


Meaning of SHAKEOUT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈshāk-ˌau̇t ]

noun

Date: 1895

1. : the failure or retrenchment of a significant number of firms in the economy or a sector or an industry that usually results in a depressed market

2. : a period or process in which the relatively weak or unessential are eliminated

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.