Definitions for "shakeout"
Consolidation of an industry or sector, where the smaller and weaker competitors are acquired or driven out of business.
A dramatic change in market conditions that forces speculators to sell their positions, often at a loss.
a financial 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"
1) The operation of removing castings from the mold 2) a mechanical unit for separating the molding materials from the solidified metal casting.
The process of separating the solidified casting from the mold material. The stage in the casting process where the sand from the mold is cleaned off of the newly formed castings through vigorous vibration. See Casting, Molds, Vibrator.
A healthy technical correction of an overbought situation, characterized by a comparatively short but sharp decline in prices.
Refers to the decline in real estate values that occurs during an economic hardship such as depression or recession. When this occurs, there is normally huge loss with some real estate owners declaring bankruptcy.