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bear market


bear market

noun

Definition of BEAR MARKET

: a market in which securities or commodities are persistently declining in value — compare bull market
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Origin of BEAR MARKET

1bear (one that sells in expectation of a price decline)
First Known Use: 1892

Rhymes with BEAR MARKET

black market, bull market, down-market, flea market, free market, gray market, mass-market, meat market, newmarket, stock market, test-market, third market, upmarket

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