SHAKE-OUT


Meaning of SHAKE-OUT in English

(~s)

Note: in AM, use 'shakeout'

A ~ 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. (JOURNALISM)

This should be the year of a big ~ in Italian banking...

N-COUNT: usu sing

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