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bear noun ( FINANCE )
/beər /
/ber/ n [C] Definition
specialized a person who sells shares when prices are expected to fall, in order to make a profit by buying them back again at a lower price
Compare: bull
(Definition of bear noun (FINANCE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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