bull market

noun

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

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If the bull market keeps chugging along, these speculative corners of the market flagged by JPMorgan may attract even more attention. Yun Li, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025 This could create the next leg to this bull market. Randy Watts, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025 Morgan Stanley’s Mike Wilson said last week a new bull market has started after previously forecasting that the S&P 500 could reach 7,200 by mid-2026. Jason Ma, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bull market

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 16 Sep. 2025.

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