to correct
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6.6
- verb
- /kəˈrɛkt/
- Specialized
:
corregir
- Why is Apple falling 4% when it has already corrected close to 20% as of Tuesday?
- the market corrected
Examples
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To the extent it's cyclical, it will presumably be corrected when the cycle changes.
Blog text (2) -
I think we're a week behind schedule, but I know that if we all do our best, we can correct the situation.
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So the market will then correct itself, and you have a pendulum swing.
Academic text (1998) -
So how long would it take for supplies to correct for an unexpected shortfall?
Blog text (22) -
Providing information about health risks through right-to-know programs is usually justified as a means of correcting market failure.
Academic text (1991) -
After a prolonged rise, the stock market will correct to a more sustainable level.
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Economists predict that housing prices will correct soon, bringing them back to reasonable amounts.
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The company’s shares started to correct after hitting an all-time high last month.
Synonyms
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3.7
To become less over time, for example in value or health
16
4.1
To fall suddenly by a large amount, for example in price or activity
15
5.3
To lose value, especially a country's money compared to other money
13
3.9
To fall quickly to a much lower level
9
5.9
To lose value over time, especially money or assets
5
5.1
To make prices or economic activity go down
2
3.3
To become less over time
To make a country's money worth less compared with other currencies
Antonyms
Compounds
57
4.2
To avoid words and actions that might offend or exclude people who face unfair treatment
3
6.3
Showing the real shape and parts of a human or animal body, including private parts
How Large
Surface Forms
Etymology
Correct in the market sense comes from the same Latin corrigere (com- 'together' + regere 'to guide'), so a market 'corrects' when prices are 'brought back' to a more normal or right level after they rose too high.