squeeze sb/sth out
— phrasal verb with squeeze uk/skwiːz/usverb [ T ] FINANCE, ECONOMICS
to make it impossible for a person or company to continue to do business or be successful:
Some investors found themselves squeezed out because their bids were too low.
squeeze sb out of sth Foreign competition is squeezing domestic suppliers out of the market.
be/get squeezed out of sth Thousands of real estate agents are getting squeezed out of the business, casualties of one of the worst housing slumps in history.