English Explanatory Dictionary

race to the bottom

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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.

Word forms

race to the bottom races to the bottom

Antonyms

race to the top

Translations

Chinese Mandarin: 比爛 /比烂 Dutch: race naar de bodem Dutch: wedloop naar de bodem Finnish: kilpasyöksy Italian: gioco a somma negativa Spanish: carrera hacia el abismo Vietnamese: cuộc đua xuống đáy
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