race to the bottom

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Definition of race to the bottom in English English dictionary

A situation in which competition between governments leads to very excessive (harmful) deregulation

Hyphenation

race to the bot·tom

Turkish pronunciation

reys tı dhi bätım

Pronunciation

/ˈrās tə ᴛʜē ˈbätəm/ /ˈreɪs tə ðiː ˈbɑːtəm/

Etymology

[ 'rAs ] (noun.) 14th century. Middle English ras, from Old Norse rAs; akin to Old English r[AE]s rush.