bull market

noun

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

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No one can say if a Trump White House sovereign wealth fund would trigger a bull market in global investigations. William Pesek, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025 There is always a bull market somewhere At the end of the day, the money is out there. Jim Cramer, CNBC, 18 Feb. 2025 Just for the sake of inconsistency, there also are a slew of reticent sellers who believe that the bull market has lots more runway; as evidenced by a recent mini-burst of hostile takeover bids. Dan Primack, Axios, 10 Feb. 2025 After the 2008 financial crisis, the bull market and asset boom created massive fortunes in tech, private equity, venture capital and private startups. Robert Frank, CNBC, 7 Feb. 2025 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 Mar. 2025.

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