"race to the bottom" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: races to the bottom [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|races to the bottom}} race to the bottom (plural races to the bottom)
  1. (economics) A situation in which competition between governments leads to very excessive (harmful) deregulation. Categories (topical): Economics
    Sense id: en-race_to_the_bottom-en-noun-dvFzxF0q Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 31 33 Topics: economics, science, sciences
  2. A situation in which competition between entities leads to elimination of perks or amenities, often in the interest of cutting costs.
    Sense id: en-race_to_the_bottom-en-noun-OmVWcRb4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 31 33
  3. Any situation in which multiple parties are seemingly competing to achieve the greatest level of mediocrity.
    Sense id: en-race_to_the_bottom-en-noun-BsYbnvH9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 31 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (Translations): 比爛 (Chinese Mandarin), 比烂 (bǐlàn) (Chinese Mandarin), race naar de bodem [masculine] (Dutch), wedloop naar de bodem [masculine] (Dutch), kilpasyöksy [singular] (Finnish), gioco a somma negativa [masculine] (Italian), carrera hacia el abismo [feminine] (Spanish), cuộc đua xuống đáy (Vietnamese)
Disambiguation of 'Translations': 37 30 33

Inflected forms

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