かこいこむ

かこいこむ【囲い込む】

〔周囲を取り巻く〕 enclose; fence [wall, pen] in; corral; 〔自分たちの顧客や採用予定者がよそに移るのを防ぐ〕 corral.

●牧羊犬を使って羊を囲い込む maneuver sheep into a pen with the help of a sheepdog [sheepdogs]

・優待制度を充実させて顧客を囲い込む corral customers by making extensive use of a whole system of special incentives.

●数か月も前から内定を出して卒業予定の学生を囲い込むのはよくない. It is not a good practice to corral students in their last year of college by notifying them months ahead of graduation that they have been unofficially selected by the company.

・各銀行は優良な顧客を選別して優遇し, 彼らを囲い込もうとしている. Every bank is singling out its top customers and giving them special privileges, in an effort to corral them.