A bear market is a situation on the stock market when people are selling a lot of shares because they expect that the shares will decrease in value and that they will be able to make a profit by buying them again after a short time. Compare bull market.
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bear market in British English
(bɛə ˈmɑːkɪt)
noun
stock exchange
a situation in which the price of shares is falling
bear market in Finance
(bɛər mɑrkɪt)
Word forms: (regular plural) bear markets
noun
(Finance: Investment, Stocks)
A bear market is a situation in which people are selling a lot of shares of stock because theyexpect the price to drop, so that they can make a profit by buying the shares again after a short time.
It takes more than just a big percentage fall for a bear market to be officially under way; the decline also needs to be long-lasting.
In a bear market, prices are usually low.
A bear market is a situation in which people are selling a lot of shares of stock because theyexpect the price to drop, so that they can make a profit by buying the shares againafter a short time.