Definition of Shakeouts

1. Noun. (plural of shakeout) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Shakeouts

1. shakeout [n] - See also: shakeout

Lexicographical Neighbors of Shakeouts

shaked
shakedown
shakedowns
shakefork
shakeforks
shakehole
shakeholes
shakemap
shakemaps
shaken
shaken baby syndrome
shaken one's head
shaken out
shakenness
shakeout
shakeouts (current term)
shaker-upper
shaker-uppers
shakerato
shakeratos
shakeress
shakes
shakes one's head
shakes out
shaketh
shakeup
shakeups
shakey
shakhovite
shakier

Literary usage of Shakeouts

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Chemistry and Analysis of Drugs and Medicines by Henry Corbin Fuller (1920)
"... are disintegrated, diluted, sulphuric added to render the solution distinctly acid and the salicylic acid extracted with ether, using three shakeouts. ..."

2. Studies in Tape Reading by Richard Demille Wyckoff (1910)
"This was particularly true of Reading, in which the shakeouts around 120 (one of which was described) were frequent and positive. When insiders shake other ..."

3. U. S. Industrial Outlook, 1994: Business Forecasts for 350 IndustriesBusiness & Economics (1994)
"shakeouts and refinements among systems suppliers, as well as the substantial costs, and lack of technical sophistication among some trucking companies, ..."

4. Infrastructure to 2030: Telecom, Land Transport, Water And Electricity by Oecd, A01 (2006)
"But also we can expect many shakeouts, as the market becomes saturated and margins on offerings become leaner. The logical consequence may be global ..."

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