stock slump
1Slump — Slump, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Slumped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Slumping}.] [Scot. slump a dull noise produced by something falling into a hole, a marsh, a swamp.] 1. To fall or sink suddenly through or in, when walking on a surface, as on thawing snow or …
2Slump — Slump, n. 1. A boggy place. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] [1913 Webster] 2. The noise made by anything falling into a hole, or into a soft, miry place. [Scot.] [1913 Webster] 3. A falling or declining, esp. suddenly and markedly; a falling off; as, a… …
3slump — (v.) 1670s, fall or sink into a muddy place, probably from a Scandinavian source, Cf. Norw. and Dan. slumpe fall upon, Swed. slumpa; perhaps ultimately of imitative origin. Related: Slumped; slumping. The noun meaning heavy decline in prices on… …
4slump — A temporary fall in performance, often describing consistently falling security prices for several weeks or months. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * slump slump [slʌmp] noun [countable usually singular] 1. a sudden fall in the price, value,… …
5slump — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ global, world, worldwide ▪ economic, price, property, stock market ▪ The share price slump has wiped about $10 bil …
6slump — 01. The old man [slumped] in his chair as he fell asleep. 02. Government popularity has [slumped] to its lowest level in years. 03. When I was little, my mom took us kids to visit my dad at work, and when we walked into his office, he was… …
7Slump — A slang term denoting a period of poor performance or inactivity in an economy, market or industry. In economic terms, a slump specifically refers to a recession, signaling a slow down of business activity. An industry may experience a slump when …
8Stock Market Crash of 1929 — Economic event in the U.S. that precipitated the Great Depression. The U.S. stock market expanded rapidly in the late 1920s and reached a peak in August 1929, when prices began to decline while speculation increased. On October 18 the stock… …
9stock market — noun Stock market is used before these nouns: ↑boom, ↑crash, ↑index, ↑investment, ↑rally, ↑slide, ↑slump, ↑speculation, ↑trading …
10stock market slump — period of time during which the stock market is losing value …
