Definitions for shakeout

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shakeout shake·out

Spelling: [sheyk-out]

IPA: /ˈʃeɪkˌaʊt/

Shakeout is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 15 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 293 anagrams from letters in shakeout (aehkostu).

Definitions for shakeout

noun

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 securities sold in stock exchanges or the like.

Origin of shakeout

First recorded in 1890-95; noun use of verb phrase shake out

Examples for shakeout

The signs of a shakeout are evident beyond the bestseller list.