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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024shake•out (shāk′out′),USA pronunciation n. - Businessan 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.
- Businessa rapid decline in the values of certain securities sold in stock exchanges or the like.
- noun, nominal use of verb, verbal phrase shake out 1890–95
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