bull market

noun

: a market in which securities or commodities are persistently rising in value compare bear market

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That rapid turnaround suggests that investors are growing convinced that the bull market is trotting back. Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 27 Jan. 2025 Despite current challenges, Big Tech’s earnings growth remains a critical component of the bull market outlook. Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 27 Jan. 2025 In a bull market, this may just be the beginning of a wave of AI and tech IPOs. Charlie Fink, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025 That's easier in a bull market because investors are looking for new projects to invest in and journalists are looking to write about growing sectors. Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for bull market 

Word History

First Known Use

1858, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of bull market was in 1858

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“Bull market.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bull%20market. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.

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