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Shakeout
noun
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Noun
- 1 An event that causes marginal constituents to be eliminated.
"The dot-com shakeout of the 1990s left only the most durable, most profitable, and most well backed companies surviving."
- 2 an economic condition that results in the elimination of marginally financed participants in an industry wordnet
- 3 The separation of molds from their flask, the castings from the molding sand, and potentially the cores from the castings.
- 4 The shaking of an object to spread it wide and eject any debris.
"A cargo parachute that has been packed and issued for use, but not actually used for airdrop, does not require a shakeout."
- 5 The shaking of one's arms or legs, in order to resist muscle fatigue.
Etymology
From shake + out.
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