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a) An event that causes marginal constituents to be eliminated.
The dot-com shakeout of the 90s left only the most durable, most profitable, and most well backed companies surviving.
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Shakeout — is a term used in business and economics to describe the consolidation of an industry or sector, in which businesses are eliminated or acquired through competition. [cite book | last =Scott | first =David L. | title =Wall Street Words | publisher … Wikipedia
Shakeout — Shakeout. См. Выбивка. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) … Словарь металлургических терминов
shakeout — [shāk′out΄] n. ☆ 1. any movement in the market prices of securities that forces speculators to sell their holdings ☆ 2. any drop in economic activity that eliminates marginal or unprofitable businesses, products, etc … English World dictionary
shakeout — A dramatic change in market conditions that forces speculators to sell their positions, often at a loss. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * shakeout shake‧out [ˈʆeɪkaʊt] noun [countable] ECONOMICS a change in market conditions that causes less… … Financial and business terms
shakeout — n. an event that eliminates the weak or unproductive elements from a system. □ After a shakeout that lasted a month, we went into full production. □ There was a big shakeout at the plant, and a whole lot of people got pink slipped … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
shakeout — / ʃeɪkaυt/ noun 1. a reorganisation in a company, where some people are left, but others go ● a shakeout in the top management 2. the process of revising prices on a stock market, usually at the end of a sharp rise or fall … Dictionary of banking and finance
shakeout — noun an economic condition that results in the elimination of marginally financed participants in an industry they glutted the market in order to cause a shakeout of their competitors • Hypernyms: ↑economic condition … Useful english dictionary
shakeout — 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 … New Collegiate Dictionary
shakeout — /shayk owt /, n. 1. 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. 2. a rapid decline in the values of certain… … Universalium
Shakeout — A situation in which many investors exit their positions, often at a loss, because of uncertainty or recent bad news circulating around a particular security or industry. During the dotcom boom and bust, numerous shakeouts occurred. During these… … Investment dictionary
