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Bear market

Definition

(formal) A period of time when the prices of stocks or other investments are falling, and people are selling rather than buying; a market characterized by a decline in prices and a lack of investor confidence.

Example Sentences

1The company's stock price plummeted during the bear market of 2008, resulting in significant financial losses for investors.
2Analysts predict that the current economic downturn will lead to a prolonged bear market, affecting the global economy.
3Investors are advised to diversify their portfolios to minimize losses during a bear market, as it can be challenging to predict when the market will recover.
4The bear market of the early 2000s led to a significant decline in consumer spending, which in turn affected the overall economic growth.
5Some investors view a bear market as an opportunity to buy stocks at lower prices, with the expectation that the market will eventually recover and prices will rise again.

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