tanked

[tangkt]

adjective

1. put or stored in a tank.

2. Slang.,  Also tanked up drunk.

Word History and Origins

Origin of tanked¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; tank + -ed ²

Example Sentences

Bath & Body Works stock tanked Thursday morning after the company missed earnings projections and cut its financial forecasts for the fiscal year, saying consumers concerned about the economy are now less likely to buy.

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In 2024, Republicans tanked a bipartisan border security bill in part because they wanted to keep the immigration crisis as an election issue that year.

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Sales of Tesla’s angular, stainless steel Cybertruck pickup tanked this year.

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Beauty ELF -0.39%decrease; red down pointing triangle tanked after the beauty company issued guidance for the year below Wall Street’s expectations, as uncertainty swirls around the American consumer.

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Performance reviews took on new urgency for companies in the 1970s, as inflation soared and the economy tanked.

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Related Words

• intoxicated 
• ripped 
• tipsy 
• wasted