Plummet: meaning, definitions and examples
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plummet
[ หplสmษชt ]
in financial markets
To fall or drop suddenly and steeply, especially in value or price.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- The stock market plummeted after the announcement of the new tariffs.
- The company's shares plummeted following the release of the negative earnings report.
in meteorology
A steep and rapid fall in the atmospheric pressure in a short period of time.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- The weather forecast predicts a sudden plummet in atmospheric pressure tonight.
- The plummet in pressure is expected to bring heavy rainfall to the region.
Translations
Translations of the word "plummet" in other languages:
๐ต๐น despencar
๐ฎ๐ณ เคเคฟเคฐเคพเคตเค
๐ฉ๐ช stรผrzen
๐ฎ๐ฉ jatuh dengan cepat
๐บ๐ฆ ะฟะฐะดะฐัะธ ััััะผะบะพ
๐ต๐ฑ gwaลtownie spadaฤ
๐ฏ๐ต ๆฅ่ฝใใ
๐ซ๐ท chuter brusquement
๐ช๐ธ desplomarse
๐น๐ท hฤฑzla dรผลmek
๐ฐ๐ท ๊ธ๋ฝํ๋ค
๐ธ๐ฆ ููุจุท ุจุณุฑุนุฉ
๐จ๐ฟ prudce klesat
๐ธ๐ฐ prudko klesaลฅ
๐จ๐ณ ้ชค้
๐ธ๐ฎ strmo pasti
๐ฎ๐ธ hrapa niรฐur
๐ฐ๐ฟ าาฑะปะดััะฐั
๐ฌ๐ช แแแแแ แแแจแแแแ
๐ฆ๐ฟ kษskin dรผลmษk
๐ฒ๐ฝ desplomarse
Word origin
The word 'plummet' originated from the Old French word 'plommet', which means 'a small lead weight attached to a line for sounding'. Over the years, the meaning evolved to represent a sudden and steep fall or drop, both in financial markets and meteorological contexts. The use of 'plummet' to describe a rapid decline in value or atmospheric pressure became popular in the English language in the 19th century and has since remained a commonly used term.
See also: plummeting.