dow

¹ American  

[dou, doh] / daʊ, doʊ /

verb (used without object)

Scot. and North England.

dowed, dought, dowing

1. to be able.

2. to thrive; prosper; do well.

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Dow ² American  

[dou] / daʊ /

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.

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Dow ³ American  

[dou] / daʊ /

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.

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Dow. ⁴ American  

abbreviation

1. dowager.

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Dow British  

/ daʊ, dɔu /

noun

1. See Dou

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Etymology

Origin of dow

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

Example Sentences

Less than four years after the Dow Jones Industrial Average broke the 3000 mark, it closed above 4000 for the first time, finishing the day at 4003.33.

From The Wall Street Journal

Its ADRs, meanwhile, notched a 7.8% increase over the same period, according to Dow Jones Market Data.

From Barron's

Its ADRs, meanwhile, notched a 7.8% increase over the same period, according to Dow Jones Market Data.

From Barron's

Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 were down 0.35% and 0.4%, respectively.

From The Wall Street Journal

Last week, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed up 0.25%, at 49625.97.

From Barron's