squeeze sb/sth out

— Phrasal Verb with squeeze

/skwiːz/ verb [T] FINANCE, ECONOMICS

Definition

› to make it impossible for a person or company to continue to do business or be successful: Some investors found themselves squeezed out because their bids were too low.squeeze sb out of sth Foreign competition is squeezing domestic suppliers out of the market.be/get squeezed out of sth Thousands of real estate agents are getting squeezed out of the business, casualties of one of the worst housing slumps in history.

(Definition of squeeze sb/sth out from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)