squeeze sb/sth out
phrasal verbwithsqueezeverb[T]FINANCE,ECONOMICSuk/skwiːz/us
to make itimpossiblefor apersonorcompanytocontinueto dobusinessor besuccessful:
Someinvestorsfoundthemselvessqueezedout becausetheirbidswere toolow.
squeeze sb out of sthForeigncompetitionissqueezingdomesticsuppliersout of themarket.
be/get squeezed out of sthThousands ofrealestateagentsare gettingsqueezedout of thebusiness,casualtiesof one of theworsthousingslumpsinhistory.