downtrend

[ doun-trend ]

noun

1. a downward or decreasing tendency, movement, or shift:

   a downtrend in gasoline consumption; a downtrend in stock prices.

Word History and Origins

Origin of downtrend¹

First recorded in 1925–30; down ¹ + trend

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