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waning business

[/ˈweɪnɪŋ ˈbɪznəs/]
noun phrasepl: waning businesses
negócio em declínio
1. A business that is experiencing a gradual decrease in revenue, customer base, market share, or overall viability
The department store chain faced a waning business as more consumers shopped online.
A rede de lojas de departamentos enfrentava um negócio em declínio conforme mais consumidores compravam online.
2. An enterprise showing signs of diminishing success or losing competitive advantage
Management realized they had a waning business and needed to innovate quickly.
A administração percebeu que tinha um negócio em declínio e precisava inovar rapidamente.
Synonyms
declining businessstruggling businessfailing businessdeteriorating businessbusiness in decline
Antonyms
booming businessthriving businessgrowing businessflourishing businesssuccessful business

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
negócio em declínio
Most common usage across Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
negócio decadente
Alternative regional expression
São Paulo
negócio em retração
Business term commonly used in São Paulo commercial context
Portugal
negócio em declínio
Standard European Portuguese equivalent

Related Idioms & Phrases

business on the decline
going downhill
losing ground
on the way out
fading away
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