shakeout



shakeout

n. an event that eliminates the weak or unproductive elements from a system. After a shakeout that lasted a month, we went into full production.

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Samad-Arabic
Antimanan-tee-MAWNNative American, Mapuche
Emel-Turkish
Goyathlay-Native American, Apache
Koresh-Biblical Hebrew
Bermudo-Spanish (Archaic)