- prices plummet
- цены резко падают
Politics english-russian dictionary. 2013.
Politics english-russian dictionary. 2013.
plummet — plum‧met [ˈplʌmt] verb [intransitive, transitive] to suddenly and quickly go down in value or amount; = PLUNGE: • House prices have plummeted. • The Nikkei index plummeted by 577.38 points yesterday. • Its stock plummeted 19% after an investment … Financial and business terms
plummet — plum|met [ˈplʌmıt] v also plummet down [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: plummet [i] metal weight on a plumb line (14 21 centuries), from Old French plommet small ball of lead , from plomb; PLUMB1] 1.) to suddenly and quickly decrease in value or amount … Dictionary of contemporary English
plummet — UK [ˈplʌmɪt] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms plummet : present tense I/you/we/they plummet he/she/it plummets present participle plummeting past tense plummeted past participle plummeted 1) to fall straight down very quickly from a high… … English dictionary
plummet — I. noun Etymology: Middle English plomet, from Anglo French plumet, plomet, from plum lead, lead weight more at plumb Date: 14th century plumb; also plumb line II. intransitive verb Date: 1937 1. to fall perpendicularly … New Collegiate Dictionary
plummet — Synonyms and related words: T square, abate, ablate, bate, be eaten away, beat down, bob, break, cascade, cataract, cheapen, cheapening, collapse, come down, consume, consume away, corrode, crash, crumble, cut, cut prices, decline, decrease,… … Moby Thesaurus
plummet — plum|met [ plʌmıt ] verb intransitive 1. ) to fall straight down very quickly from a high position: PLUNGE 2. ) if something such as an amount, rate, or value plummets, it suddenly becomes much lower: Stock prices plummeted today to a three month … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
plummet — [[t]plʌ̱mɪt[/t]] plummets, plummeting, plummeted VERB If an amount, rate, or price plummets, it decreases quickly by a large amount. [JOURNALISM] In Tokyo share prices have plummeted for the sixth successive day... [V to n] The Prime Minister s… … English dictionary
plummet — verb (I) 1 to suddenly and quickly go down in value or amount: House prices have plummeted. 2 to fall very suddenly and quickly from a great height: The plane plummeted towards the earth. compare plunge 1 … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
plummet — verb 1) the plane plummeted to the ground Syn: plunge, nosedive, dive, drop, fall, descend, hurtle 2) share prices plummeted Syn: fall steeply, plunge, tumble, drop rapidly, go down … Thesaurus of popular words
plummet — verb 1) the plane plummeted to the ground Syn: plunge, dive, drop, fall, hurtle 2) share prices plummeted Syn: fall steeply, plunge, tumble, drop rapidly, slump; informal crash … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
plummet — [ˈplʌmɪt] verb [I] 1) if something such as an amount, rate, or value plummets, it suddenly becomes much lower Share prices plummeted on the New York stock exchange today.[/ex] See: crash, nosedive 2) to fall straight down very quickly from a high … Dictionary for writing and speaking English