crowd out
Leave no room
To crowd out is to displace or exclude by taking up available space or resources.
Plants crowd out competitors for sunlight.
A dominant news story crowds out other coverage.
In economics, government borrowing crowds out private investment by absorbing available capital: Federal deficits are crowding out business loans.
Replace by force
- oustRemove from position
- usurpSeize without right
- replacePut something else there
- sidelineSecondary business pursuit
marginalize · bump · displace · dislodge · supersede · take over · encroach
Beat in rivalry
- undercutSell cheaper than rivals
- outperformAchieve superior results
- outpriceExceed in cost
- dominateControl through superior strength
monopolize · corner · capture · overpower · overwhelm · prevail · triumph · outsell
Exceed capacity and spill
- floodOverwhelming water overflow
- glutExcessive surplus
- oversupplyExcess beyond demand
- oversaturateExceed absorption capacity
inundate · swamp · overwhelm · deluge · congest · clog · choke · jam
Harmful non-native organism
- native plantsFlora original to area
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- ecosystemInterconnected organisms and surroundings
outgrow · overgrow · colonize · encroach · spread · proliferate · dominate · smother
Sustained price level increase
- interest ratesPrice paid for borrowing
- deficit spendingExpenditures funded by debt
- government borrowingState taking on debt
- private investmentFunding outside public markets
capital markets · fiscal policy · monetary policy · bond yields · lending · credit · liquidity · public spending
supplant
Replace by force
sideline · marginalize · bump · displace · dislodge · supersede · take over · encroach
outcompete
Beat in rivalry
- undercutSell cheaper than rivals
- outperformAchieve superior results
- outpriceExceed in cost
dominate · monopolize · corner · capture · overpower · overwhelm · prevail · triumph · outsell · outbid
overflow
Exceed capacity and spill
- floodOverwhelming water overflow
- glutExcessive surplus
- oversupplyExcess beyond demand
oversaturate · inundate · swamp · overwhelm · deluge · congest · clog · choke · jam · pack
invasive species
Harmful non-native organism
- native plantsFlora original to area
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
- biodiversityRange of life forms
ecosystem · outgrow · overgrow · colonize · encroach · spread · proliferate · dominate · smother · overrun
inflation
Sustained price level increase
- interest ratesPrice paid for borrowing
- deficit spendingExpenditures funded by debt
- government borrowingState taking on debt
private investment · capital markets · fiscal policy · monetary policy · bond yields · lending · credit · liquidity · public spending · budget deficit
crowd outlet in
Permit entry
include · accommodate · embrace · admit · incorporate
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