squeeze sb/sth out
phrasal verb with squeeze verb [ T ] FINANCE, ECONOMICS uk/skwiːz/ us
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.