bear market

American  

[bair mahr-kit] / ˈbɛər ˈmɑr kɪt /

noun

Stock Exchange.

1. a financial market characterized by investment prices that are falling or that are forecast to fall.

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bear market Cultural  

1. A market, especially a stock market, characterized by falling prices; the opposite of a bull market.

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Etymology

Origin of bear market

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

Watling presents the following chart, which suggests previous U.S. secular bear markets began with a combination of valuation peaks coupled with record-high equity ownership.

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This had investors wondering if the bear market was finally over and whether bitcoin was headed back above $100,000 next.

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More important is having lived through a bursting bubble, or at least suffering through a severe and protracted bear market.

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If you haven’t experienced a bear market, talk with someone who has.

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Sizzling projected earnings growth won’t protect stock investors from a bear market.

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