bull market

noun

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

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Wall Street largely took profits in Big Tech giants that have been leading the bull market higher this year. Julie Coleman, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2025 After all, during the last recent bull market of 2021 there was multiple partnerships and agreements inked by between crypto native firms are TradFi institutions. Sean Stein Smith, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 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 11 Sep. 2025.

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