excite

/ɪkˈsaɪt/ verb [T] STOCK MARKET

Definition

› to cause activity in a market by causing lots of people to buy and sell stocks and shares: A significant oil find by the group in western India has excited the market. The bullish product update excited investors.

(Definition of excite verb from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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