moat
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6.0
- noun
- /moʊt/
- Jargon
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foso económico
- Exclusionary regulations can function like a moat, strategically placed around incumbent competitors in a protective perimeter that insulates them from attack from new rivals.
- build a moat
- wide moat
This is a big downside risk for those companies and a big upside Moat for Tesla.
- This is a big downside risk for those companies and a big upside Moat for Tesla.
- Learn about how to buy assets in asset classes that have that Moat and energy is one of them.
- We often hear this idea that of of brand as Moat.
- Oftentimes if you created the market, you ended up having you know what what people describe as moats because if you build your product right.
- Is it that the brand is just really great to them and that makes them think that there are strong moats around that business?
- And what I saw happening was if you look at what Netflix pulled off and they realized that there isn't really a Moat around the studios.
- How have you guys sort of as, as Buffett says, dug the Moat to make sure that this business isn't going to be annihilated by a competition?
- So these big moats, we have weak neighbors, they're friendly, we trade with them.
Examples
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By concentrating on enterprises with large financial moats, you will discover firms that are almost guaranteed to have increased earnings in approximately a decade.
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My read is that American Express does not enjoy a moat at all similar to what it had 20-30 years ago.
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That if you have a strong brand, it can act as a really strong Moat to prevent competition from your competitors.
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Google has built quite the moat that protects other vendors from being able to control the mobile ad space.
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Warren himself is on record suggesting that Google's moat is pretty good already.
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And Apple's moat is materially built with iTunes and that purchasing experience.
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A strong brand can create a solid moat that protects the company's profits from competitors.
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Successful businesses often develop a wide economic moat to maintain their market position.
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Building a unique product line can establish a competitive moat against rival companies.
Synonyms
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3.8
A situation that gives someone an advantage over others
Antonyms
Idioms
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7.4
To dig a deep, wide ditch around a building and fill it with water to protect it
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Moat is used in business as a picture from the castle moat: since a moat keeps enemies away, a company's 'moat' is something strong that protects its market and profits from rivals.