bear market
/ˈbɛr ˌmɑːrkɪt/
a prolonged decline in asset prices of 20% or more from recent highs
bear market in a sentence
“During the bear market of 2022, many growth stocks lost over 70% of their value.”
Origin of bear market
From bear, whose attacking motion swipes downward, symbolizing falling prices
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