jolt
/dʒəʊlt/ noun [C]Definition
› an unexpected event that makes prices, levels of activity, etc. change suddenly: a jolt to sth Following the jolt to markets caused by fears about higher inflation, traders remain cautious. get/receive/suffer a jolt
(Definition of jolt noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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