bear market

noun

: a market in which securities or commodities are persistently declining in value compare bull market

Examples of bear market in a Sentence

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President Donald Trump’s shocking tariff rollout early April pushed the S & P 500 briefly into bear market territory, and weeks later, the equity benchmark fully made back those losses as some of the heavy duties were paused. Yun Li, CNBC, 21 May 2025 That sent bonds and the dollar tumbling and stocks an inch away from a bear market in April. David Goldman, CNN Money, 19 May 2025 As the bear market was ending in the first quarter of 2009, there was clear technical evidence that the Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) was leading the S&P 500 (see chart). Tom Aspray, Forbes.com, 10 May 2025 The 14 bear markets since 1946 have come with an average drawdown of 32%, with an average duration of 13 months from the market’s peak to its trough, according to data from investing research firm CFRA. Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 7 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for bear market

Word History

Etymology

bear entry 1 (one that sells in expectation of a price decline)

First Known Use

1858, in the meaning defined above

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

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“Bear market.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bear%20market. Accessed 29 May. 2025.

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