bull market

noun

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

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Project heads need to focus on building more sustainable revenue models to survive beyond a bull market cycle. Lawrence Wintermeyer, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025 The stock market is starting to act like the worst of the tariff disputes is over, but investors may want to wait to see if the economy avoids recession before jumping back on the bull market bandwagon, according to Goldman Sachs. Jesse Pound, CNBC, 30 Apr. 2025 Since 1966, the average bear market has lasted about 15 months, while the average bull market has endured for nearly six years. Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2025 Taube told Newsweek that bear markets, though uncomfortable, are normal and often shorter than bull markets. Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 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 9 May. 2025.

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