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bear market

American  
[bair mahr-kit] / ˈbɛər ˈmɑr kɪt /

noun

Stock Exchange.

  1. a financial market characterized by investment prices that are falling or that are forecast to fall.

bear market Cultural  

  1. A market, especially a stock market, characterized by falling prices; the opposite of a bull market.

Etymology

Origin of bear market

First recorded in 1870–75

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