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