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external analysis

 
 
noun [C or U] ECONOMICS

Definition

the examination by a company of the things outside the company, such as the economy, the competition, and new opportunities, that might affect its success: In this article we present an external analysis of the clothing industry in this country.
(Definition of external analysis noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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