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Pronunciation / Transliteration: jeonhwan
"스타트업은 비즈니스 모델을 성공적으로 전환했습니다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A fundamental shift in strategy, direction, or focus, often executed by a business or organization in response to market changes.
"The startup executed a successful pivot toward enterprise software after realizing consumer demand was declining."
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To turn or switch completely to a new course of action, policy, or product line.
"Faced with new regulations, the company had to pivot its business model immediately."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the French word pivot, originating in the late 16th century, likely from the Old French root 'pieve' or Italian 'pivolo' meaning a pin or wooden peg. Historically used in mechanics to describe a central pin on which something turns, the term has evolved in modern business and sports contexts to signify a fundamental strategy shift or a rapid change of direction.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Pivot" is said worldwide
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virage
Transliteration: viˈraʒ
"L'entreprise a pris un virage stratégique important."
Kurswechsel
Transliteration: ˈkuːɐ̯sˌvɛksl̩
"Das Unternehmen vollzog einen plötzlichen Kurswechsel."
svolta
Transliteration: ˈsvɔl.ta
"La startup ha fatto una svolta decisiva nel mercato."
giro
Transliteration: ˈxi.ɾo
"La empresa dio un giro radical en su estrategia."
guinada
Transliteration: ɡiˈna.da
"A companhia deu uma guinada na sua linha de produtos."
दिशा-परिवर्तन
Transliteration: dishā-parivartan
"कंपनी को अपनी रणनीति में एक बड़ा दिशा-परिवर्तन करना पड़ा।"
转型
Transliteration: zhuǎn xíng
"这家公司决定进行战略转型。"
전환
Transliteration: jeonhwan
"스타트업은 비즈니스 모델을 성공적으로 전환했습니다."
方向転換
Transliteration: hōkō tenkan
"企業は市場の変化に合わせて大きな方向転換を行った。"
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