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

In the worst-case scenario, they could reverse—amplifying any potential bear market.

From Barron's

The last two times that happened, in the late 1960s and late 1990s, the ensuing bear market lasted years, Burry said.

From MarketWatch

But “sharp blow-off rallies followed by crashes and multiyear bear markets” is typical behavior for precious metals, said Trade Nation’s Morrison.

From MarketWatch

Then there were the warnings ahead of the bear market that resembles the current market — namely the nasty selloff in 1973 and 1974 that cut the S&P 500 in half.

From MarketWatch

A supercycle doesn’t have a specific definition like a bull or bear market.

From Barron's