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diminishing market

[dɪˈmɪnɪʃɪŋ ˈmɑrkɪt]
nounpl: diminishing markets
mercado em declínio
1. A market characterized by decreasing demand, shrinking customer base, or reduced sales volume over time
The print newspaper industry faces a diminishing market as more readers switch to digital news.
A indústria de jornais impressos enfrenta um mercado em declínio à medida que mais leitores migram para notícias digitais.
2. An economic sector experiencing declining profitability and market share
Companies in the diminishing market for floppy disks had to adapt or disappear.
Empresas no mercado em declínio de disquetes tiveram que se adaptar ou desaparecer.
Synonyms
shrinking marketdeclining marketcontracting marketwaning market
Antonyms
growing marketexpanding marketbooming marketemerging market

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
mercado em declínio
Most common usage in Brazil
São Paulo
mercado encolhendo
Business/commercial context
Portugal
mercado em contração
Formal economic terminology

Related Idioms & Phrases

the writing is on the wall
a dying market
on the decline
lose market share
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