bear market
A stock market where a majority of investors are selling, causing overall stock prices…A stock market where a majority of investors are selling ("bears"), causing overall stock prices to drop. Often operationally defined as a market value drop of 20% or more on some specific stock market index.
» U.S. stocks plunged into a bear market.
Meaning
2 sensesA stock market where a majority of investors are selling ("bears"), causing overall stock prices to drop. Often operationally defined as a market value drop of 20% or more on some specific stock market index.
Bärenmarkt
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Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bear, market.
- a market characterized by falling prices for securities
Examples
2 sentencesU.S. stocks plunged into a bear market.
Wall Street is still in what investors call a bear market, where wild up and down swings in stock prices are common.
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Forms
plural: bear markets| Singular | bear market |
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