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moat
UK /məʊt/ US /moʊt/
noun 5verb 1name 1
Collocations
4ADJ.
deeper, surrounding
VERB + MOAT
built, built-in, called, crossed, dig, encircled, filled, get
MOAT + NOUN
castle, competitors, platfor, rescue, water
PREP.
across, along, around, since, with
Definitions
noun
1
A deep, wide defensive ditch, normally filled with water, surrounding a fortified habitation.
2
An aspect of a business which makes it more "defensible" from competitors, because of the nature of its products, services or franchise or for some other reason.
No matter how good your company's product is or how quickly the industry is growing, if there is no moat, competitors will invade your castle and burn it down.
“I think ‘moats’ are lame,” Mr. Musk had said during a Tesla earnings call. It was a criticism of an economic principle that Mr. Buffett had coined in 1999 and that has become something of a mantra for his faithful: Invest in businesses “that have wide, sustainable moats around them.”
3
A circular lowland between a resurgent dome and the walls of the caldera surrounding it.
4
A clear ring outside the eyewall of a tropical cyclone.
5
A hill or mound.
verb
1
To surround with a moat.
name
1
A surname.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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No matter how good your company's product is or how quickly the industry is growing, if there is no moat, competitors will invade your castle and burn it down.
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“I think ‘moats’ are lame,” Mr. Musk had said during a Tesla earnings call. It was a criticism of an economic principle that Mr. Buffett had coined in 1999 and that has become something of a mantra fo
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Moreover, where older firms might have to stave off competitors and engage in practices like predatory pricing to keep the competition at bay, platform monopolies have a built-in moat. Since a platfor
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Most castles have a moat surrounding them.
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Many castles are encircled by a moat.
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A woman crossed a castle moat to rescue a stranded old dog.
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