Dow

¹ 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. ² American  

abbreviation

1. dowager.

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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  

[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 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

The riskiest of the high-yielders look to be the chemical companies, Lyondell and Dow.

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It’s why Lyondell stock yields an incredible 12.6% and Dow about half that after cutting its dividend in half in July.

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A bet on Lyondell or Dow needs to be a bet on the rapid recovery of the chemical markets, and not on the safety of the dividend.

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The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 228 points, or 0.5%, while the S&P 500 gained 0.6% and the Nasdaq Composite rose 0.5%.

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Dominion shares fell 4.5% to $56.78, putting the stock on pace for its largest single-day decline since April 4, according to Dow Jones Market Data.

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