Dow

¹

[dou]

noun

1. none the Dow or the Dow Jones a shortened form of Dow Jones average.

   The Dow is up nearly 8,400 points from its record low on February 12.

   The 7 percent drop in the Dow Jones was a harbinger of the precipice on which the economy was then hanging.

Dow

²

[dou]

noun

1. Charles Henry, 1851–1902, U.S. journalist and publisher: a founder of Dow Jones company.

2. Gerrard Dou, Gerard.

3. Herbert Henry, 1866–1930, U.S. chemist, inventor, and industrialist.

dow

³

[dou, doh]

verb (used without object)

Scot. and North England.

dowed, dought , dowing .

1. to be able.

2. to thrive; prosper; do well.

Dow.

⁴

abbreviation

1. dowager.

Dow

/ daʊ, dɔu /

noun

1. See Dou

Word History and Origins

Origin of Dow¹

before 900; Middle English dowen, doghen, Old English dugan to be worthy; cognate with German taugen; doughty

Example Sentences

The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 0.5%, or 243 points.

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You understand and agree that Dow Jones & Co., the publisher of MarketWatch, may use your story, or versions of it, in all media and platforms, including via third parties.

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The Dow Jones Industrial Average, a price-weighted index, has evolved to include more growth-oriented technology companies.

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For one, the Dow is a price-weighted index unlike the market-cap-weighted S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite, It has also evolved significantly from the version many of our parents followed.

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In the late 1990s, the Dow Industrials index began shifting toward a more growth-oriented profile, adding technology companies like Microsoft and Intel.

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