See Also: Shake-Shake - Poker(gambling)
shake(1)(dictionary)
Shake(medicine)
shake-up(dictionary)
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Wake & Shake(recipes)
Shake Out - Sailing(gambling)
Espresso Shake(recipes)

shake-out (iou)



shake-out noun. L19.
[from shake out s.v. SHAKE verb.]
Stock Exchange. A crisis in which the weaker speculators are driven out of the market. Also, a sudden fall in prices, a sudden general disposal of particular stocks, etc. L19.
An upheaval or reorganization, esp. one involving contraction, streamlining, shedding of personnel, closure of some businesses, etc. M20.