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first-mover disadvantages

first-mover disadvantages is the plural of first-mover disadvantage.

Meaning of first-mover disadvantage

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.

Questions about first-mover disadvantages

What is first-mover disadvantages the plural of?
First-mover disadvantages is the plural of first-mover disadvantage.

Words near first-mover disadvantages in the dictionary

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

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