"race to the bottom" meaning in All languages combined

See race to the bottom on Wiktionary

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 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)
    Sense id: en-race_to_the_bottom-en-noun-dvFzxF0q Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 34 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 46 26 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 35 33 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 32 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 36 31 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 39 31 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 36 31 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 35 33 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 36 31 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 35 30 35 Topics: economics, sciences Disambiguation of 'Translations': 39 29 32
  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, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 35 33 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 32 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 36 31 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 36 31 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 35 33 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 36 31 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 35 30 35
  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, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 35 33 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 32 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 36 31 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 36 31 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 35 33 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 36 31 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 35 30 35

Inflected forms

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