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first-mover disadvantage

first-mover disadvantage noun: a situation in which a company or individual that creates or introduces a new idea, product, or service is later at a disadvantage because others are able to copy or improve upon it, making the original seem less innovative or valuable, or because of other factors, such as breaking down barriers (at a cost) that others thus won't have to face.

Noun

first-mover disadvantage (plural first-mover disadvantages)

  1. (idiomatic) A situation in which a company or individual that creates or introduces a new idea, product, or service is later at a disadvantage because others are able to copy or improve upon it, making the original seem less innovative or valuable, or because of other factors, such as breaking down barriers (at a cost) that others thus won't have to face.

Forms of first-mover disadvantage

pluralfirst-mover disadvantages

Questions about first-mover disadvantage

What does first-mover disadvantage mean?
First-mover disadvantage means a situation in which a company or individual that creates or introduces a new idea, product, or service is later at a disadvantage because others are able to copy or improve upon it, making the original seem less innovative or valuable, or because of other factors, such as breaking down barriers (at a cost) that others thus won't have to face.
What part of speech is first-mover disadvantage?
First-mover disadvantage is a noun.
What is the plural of first-mover disadvantage?
The plural of first-mover disadvantage is first-mover disadvantages.

Words near first-mover disadvantage in the dictionary

  1. first-in, first-out
  2. first-in-first-out
  3. first-ladyship
  4. first-ladyships
  5. first-line
  6. first-mover disadvantage
  7. first-mover disadvantages
  8. first-name
  9. first-named
  10. first-nameless
  11. first-names

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