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bull market

 
 
noun [C] (also bull, also bull run) FINANCE, STOCK MARKET

Definition

a period when the price of shares and other investments are higher than usual, and many people invest because they expect to earn large profits: When the market is down, you lay off the traders hired during the bull market.bull market in sth A long bull market in stocks was coming to an end.
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(Definition of bull market noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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