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bear market

noun [C]
 
 
specialized

Definition

a time when the price of shares is falling and a lot of people are selling themFinancial investments and the stock marketValue and price decreases
(Definition of bear market noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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