squeeze out

phrasal verb

squeezed out; squeezing out; squeezes out

: to force (someone or something) out of a position, place, etc.

Big stores have squeezed out a lot of the smaller locally owned shops.

Examples of squeeze out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Listen to this article Greater Hartford’s home sale prices are reaching new heights, but the increases — nearly 16% in April compared with a year ago — are squeezing out more buyers, forcing them onto the sidelines. —Ed Stannard, Hartford Courant, 2 June 2024

The result is that fans pay more in fees, artists have fewer opportunities to play concerts, smaller promoters get squeezed out, and venues have fewer real choices for ticketing services. —Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 23 May 2024

The new demand from Moscow can often cause either shortages or inflation, squeezing out the Ukrainian companies. —Justin Ling, WIRED, 2 May 2024

Nido, a homegrown catcher squeezed out last year with the emergence of Alvarez, is off to a hot start in Triple-A, hitting .345 with an .862 OPS, two doubles and a home run. —Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 20 Apr. 2024

Legal Definition

squeezeout

noun

squeeze·​out

ˈskwēz-ˌau̇t

: a corporate action or series of actions (as a refusal to declare dividends or the restricting of decision-making power in corporate governance) through which majority shareholders deprive minority shareholders of the benefit of stock ownership usually as part of an attempt to force sale of minority shares compare freezeout

Note: Freezeout and squeezeout are sometimes used as synonyms.