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Dow
1[ dou ]
noun
- none the Dow or the Dow Jones, a shortened form of Dow Jones average:
The Dow is up nearly 8,400 points from its record low on February 12.
The 7 percent drop in the Dow Jones was a harbinger of the precipice on which the economy was then hanging.
Dow
2[ dou ]
noun
- Charles Henry, 1851–1902, U.S. journalist and publisher: a founder of Dow Jones company.
- ұ· [gey, -, r, ah, r, t]. Dou, Gerard.
- Herbert Henry, 1866–1930, U.S. chemist, inventor, and industrialist.
dow
3[ dou, doh ]
verb (used without object)
- to be able.
- to thrive; prosper; do well.
Dow.
4abbreviation for
- dowager.
Dow
/ daʊ; dɔu /
noun
- See Dou
yvlog History and Origins
Example Sentences
The Standard and Poor’s 500 and the Dow Composite both reeled over the news from the morning bell, dropping more than 4.5% and capping $5 trillion in value lost over just two days — the largest 48-hour loss on record.
On Thursday, stocks plummeted, with the S&P 500, Dow Jones industrial average and Nasdaq Composite all reaching their lowest one-day drops since the economy tanked at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.
Kansas farmers and Wall Street traders alike seemed to be spooked by the massive and seemingly arbitrary list of tariff rates revealed Tuesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average experiencing its largest one-day drop since March 2020 the next day.
The Dow Jones industrial average declined 4%, and the Nasdaq composite fell 6%.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average experienced its worst single day since March 2020 after Trump announced late on Wednesday that the United States would place tariffs on all imports.
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