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stagnant company

[/ˈstæɡnənt ˈkʌmpəni/]
nounpl: stagnant companies
empresa estagnada
1. A business that shows little or no growth, innovation, or development over a period of time; a company with declining or flat performance metrics
The stagnant company failed to adapt to market changes and lost its competitive edge.
A empresa estagnada não conseguiu se adaptar às mudanças do mercado e perdeu sua vantagem competitiva.
2. An organization lacking forward momentum in revenue, market share, employee development, or strategic initiatives
Investors avoided the stagnant company due to its lack of innovation and poor financial outlook.
Os investidores evitaram a empresa estagnada devido à sua falta de inovação e perspectiva financeira fraca.
NYC Slang
dead company, zombie company
Synonyms
moribund companyplateaued companydormant companydeclining companystatic company
Antonyms
thriving companygrowth companybooming companydynamic companyinnovative company

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
empresa estagnada
Most common usage in Brazilian Portuguese business contexts
São Paulo
empresa estagnada
Standard usage in business and financial sectors
Portugal
empresa estagnada
Standard European Portuguese usage; may also use 'empresa estagnante'

Related Idioms & Phrases

stuck in neutral
going nowhere fast
treading water
dead in the water
on the back burner
losing steam
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