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retreat

verb [I] (PRICE)
 
 
/rɪˈtriːt/

Definition

If a price retreats, it goes down after it has gone up: Wheat prices retreated after a two-day increase.Becoming and making smaller or lessBecoming and making less strong
(Definition of retreat verb (PRICE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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