bear market (English, noun)
expansion: bear market (plural bear markets)
Senses:
topics: business
finance
glosses: A stock market where a majority of investors are selling ("bears"), causing overall stock prices to drop. Often operationally defined as a market value drop of 20% or more on some specific stock market index.
glosses: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bear, market.
Forms:
form: bear markets
tags: plural