"cannibalization" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cannibalizations [plural], cannibalisation [alternative]
Etymology: From cannibal + -ization. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|cannibal|ization}} cannibal + -ization Head templates: {{en-noun}} cannibalization (plural cannibalizations)
  1. The act of cannibalizing.
    the act of consuming another individual of the same species as food
    Sense id: en-cannibalization-en-noun-IjCjzgsU
  2. The act of cannibalizing.
    adapting, borrowing or stealing plots, characters, themes or ideas from one story for use in another or from one medium to another
    Sense id: en-cannibalization-en-noun-oBaDuwPJ
  3. The act of cannibalizing.
    (marketing) a reduction in sales volume, sales revenue, or market share of one product when the same company introduces a new product
    Sense id: en-cannibalization-en-noun-E7y~NgCm Categories (other): Marketing, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ization, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 19 44 19 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ization: 20 20 39 20 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 12 12 64 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 19 43 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 19 43 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 17 17 50 17 Topics: business, marketing
  4. The act of cannibalizing.
    the practice of removing parts or subsystems necessary for repair from another similar device
    Sense id: en-cannibalization-en-noun-0lvoVM-e
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: cannibalize Translations (act): kannibalisointi (Finnish)
Disambiguation of 'act': 25 25 25 25

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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