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race to the bottom

race to the bottom noun: a situation in which competition between governments leads to very excessive (harmful) deregulation.

Noun

race to the bottom (plural races to the bottom)

  1. A situation in which competition between governments leads to very excessive (harmful) deregulation.
  2. A situation in which competition between entities leads to elimination of perks or amenities, often in the interest of cutting costs.
  3. Any situation in which multiple parties are seemingly competing to achieve the greatest level of mediocrity.

race to the bottom meaning in Vietnamese

race to the bottom in Vietnamese

Translations
cuộc đua xuống đáy

Antonyms of race to the bottom

Forms of race to the bottom

pluralraces to the bottom

Questions about race to the bottom

What does race to the bottom mean?
Race to the bottom means a situation in which competition between governments leads to very excessive (harmful) deregulation.
What is race to the bottom in Vietnamese?
Race to the bottom in Vietnamese is cuộc đua xuống đáy. See Race to the bottom meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is race to the bottom?
Race to the bottom is a noun.
What is the plural of race to the bottom?
The plural of race to the bottom is races to the bottom.

Words near race to the bottom in the dictionary

  1. race riot
  2. race riots
  3. race rotation
  4. race suicide
  5. race suicides
  6. race to the bottom
  7. race to the top
  8. race track
  9. race tracks
  10. race traitor
  11. race traitors

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