decline in prices
41Pork cycle — In economics, the term pork cycle, hog cycle, or cattle cycle [Sherwin Rosen, Kevin Murphy, and José Scheinkman (1994), Cattle cycles , Journal of Political Economy 102 (3), pp. 468 92, Fig. 1.] describes the phenomenon of cyclical fluctuations… …
42de|cline — «dih KLYN», verb, clined, clin|ing, noun. –v.t. 1. to turn away from doing; refuse (to do something): »The boy declined to do what he was told. SYNONYM(S): reject. See syn. under refuse. (Cf. ↑refuse) …
43sinking spell — noun a temporary decline in health or value • Hypernyms: ↑decline, ↑diminution * * * noun : a short lived decline in prices stocks suffered a sinking spell * * * a temporary decline, as in health or market values: Wall Street is over its sinking… …
44deflationary spiral — /dəfleɪʃənri ˈspaɪrəl/ (say duhflayshuhnree spuyruhl) noun Economics a decline in prices which prompts consumers to delay spending which in turn prompts a further decline in prices and a contraction of asset values …
45slump — /slʌmp / (say slump) verb (i) 1. to drop heavily and limply. 2. to sink into a bog, muddy place, etc., or through ice or snow. 3. to fall suddenly and markedly, as prices, the market, etc. 4. to have a decided falling off in progress, as an… …
46base period — noun Etymology: base (III) : a period of business or economic activity used as a basis or reference point especially for indexing, calculating, estimating, or adjudicating prices, taxes, compensation, income, and production * * * a period …
47deflation — n. 1. the act or process of deflating. [PJC] 2. a fall in the average prices of goods and services; usually associated with contraction of economic activity. Opposite of {inflation}. Compare {disinflation}. [PJC] 3. the reduction of available… …
48sag — /sag/, v., sagged, sagging, n. v.i. 1. to sink or bend downward by weight or pressure, esp. in the middle: The roof sags. 2. to hang down unevenly; droop: Her skirt was sagging. 3. to droop; hang loosely: His shoulders sagged. 4. to yield through …
49Bear — An investor who believes that a particular security or market is headed downward. Bears attempt to profit from a decline in prices. Bears are generally pessimistic about the state of a given market. For example, if an investor were bearish on the …
50Buy The Dips — A slang phrase regarding the practice of purchasing stocks following a decline in prices. After a significant dip in the price of a security or stock index, investors should increase positions or purchase different stocks to capitalize on what is …
