bull market

noun

: a market in which securities or commodities are persistently rising in value compare bear market

Examples of bull market in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web There's little doubt that the S&P 500 is in a bull market. Garth Friesen, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024 Two years into a bull market, the S&P 500 has been constantly hitting new closing highs. Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2024 What makes this bull market unusual is how much uncertainty and economic worry investors have had to contend with during its run. Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 15 Oct. 2024 Negative stories keep the bull market from surfacing in the media but not among the buyers themselves. Jim Cramer, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for bull market 

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Word History

First Known Use

1858, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bull market was in 1858

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“Bull market.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bull%20market. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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