What does crowd out mean?
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crowd out
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Princeton's WordNet
force out, crowd outverb
press, force, or thrust out of a small space
"The weeds crowded out the flowers"
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crowd out
Crowd out generally refers to a situation where increased public sector activity replaces, or drives down, private sector activities due to lack of resources, excessive pressure or competition from the public sector. It's commonly applied in economics when government spending reduces investments in the private sector.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of crowd out in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of crowd out in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of crowd out in a Sentence
Finance Minister George Osborne:
You wouldn't want the BBC to completely crowd out national newspapers, and if you look at the BBC website, it's a good product but it's becoming a bit imperial in its ambitions.
So, [that means] adding more positive, fun activities to their lives that sort of crowd out the amount that they’re drinking and increasing pleasurable activities.
We took the crowd out of it, we knew Folty would try to get ahead of us. We were trying to get some good pitches to hit. It was a little easier to see the ball today.
I thought if I could drown the crowd out I would slow him up a little bit, the first round I silenced the Australians a little bit and let the Kiwis shine.
We really encourage people to do more of whatever it is they love, so, [that means] adding more positive, fun activities to their lives that sort of crowd out the amount that they’re drinking and increasing pleasurable activities.
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