shakeout shakenly • shakeproof · · · Info · Definitions · Characters · · shakeout · · Text Latin · · Script 8 · · Length Definitions · · · (noun) an economic condition that results in the elimination of marginally financed participants in an industry. Example: "They glutted the market in order to cause a shakeout of their competitors." · · Noun Definition 1 Characters · · a latin small letter a U+0061 e latin small letter e U+0065 h latin small letter h U+0068 k latin small letter k U+006B o latin small letter o U+006F s latin small letter s U+0073 t latin small letter t U+0074 u latin small letter u U+0075