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permabear

permabear noun: an investor who consistently acts in the expectation that the value of stocks and shares will fall regardless of market conditions.

Noun

permabear (plural permabears)

  1. (informal) An investor who consistently acts in the expectation that the value of stocks and shares will fall regardless of market conditions.

Antonyms of permabear

Forms of permabear

pluralpermabears

Origin of permabear

From perma- + bear.

Questions about permabear

What does permabear mean?
Permabear means an investor who consistently acts in the expectation that the value of stocks and shares will fall regardless of market conditions.
What part of speech is permabear?
Permabear is a noun.
What is the plural of permabear?
The plural of permabear is permabears.

Words near permabear in the dictionary

  1. perma-tans
  2. permaban
  3. permabanned
  4. permabanning
  5. permabans
  6. permabear
  7. permabears
  8. permabitch
  9. permabitches
  10. permablock
  11. permablocked

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