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
Hava-Hebrew
KalynKAY-linEnglish (Modern)
Pantaleonepahn-tah-le-ON-eItalian
MiltonMIL-tənEnglish
Caridadkah-ree-DHAHDSpanish
Georgie['dʒɔ:dʒi]