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Definition of bear market noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

bear market

noun
 
/ˈbeə mɑːkɪt/
 
/ˈber mɑːrkɪt/
(finance)
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  1. a period during which people are selling shares, etc. rather than buying, because they expect the prices to fall compare bull market
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryBear market is used before these nouns:
    • rally
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See bear market in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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