dip
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3.3
- noun
- /dɪp/
:
descenso
- Experts predict a dip in temperatures as winter approaches.
- experience a dip
- a dip in numbers
- a dip in grades
It's been, there's been waves and dips and valleys in it.
- It's been, there's been waves and dips and valleys in it.
- That is, as long as the dips aren't too low.
- It was such a dramatic dip that it couldn't have been real.
- But they, they those little dips, I've learned they don't last long.
- You know, the United States, we have a slight dip, but not a huge one.
- How do you guys explain this crypto dip going on right now?
- And he said, yeah, I'm not there was a big dip in in tech stocks were dropping.
- Just when you thought the dip was over, the dip keeps on giving.
Examples
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And as you got down here, you saw this sharp dip in supply because of COVID.
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When there's a depression, or a dip in the economy and a lot of people don't have money to buy things, there are still goods out there.
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I guess if interest rates can take a dip, so can I.
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The market already is going to take a major dip.
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And that includes the huge dip in the Great Recession, right?
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How do you guys explain this crypto dip going on right now?
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Sales of war bonds have taken a big dip since V-J Day.
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The researchers did find a dip in pollution levels 200 years later when mining ceased.
Academic text (2010) -
Circulation did decrease slightly, by 2 percent, with the dip attributed to library closure due to SBA testing, a new situation.
Academic text (2014) -
The store owner is worried about a significant dip in customer traffic this month.
Synonyms
230
2.5
A sudden large decrease in amount or value
106
2.5
A sudden drop in amount, value, or importance
69
4.4
A period when the economy or business gets worse
20
4.0
A steep sudden fall from a higher to a lower level
10
3.9
A sudden decrease in amount, quality or rate
9
4.8
A clear drop in how well something works or how much there is
8
4.9
A sudden steep fall in value or amount
6
4.6
A sudden large drop in value, often of stocks or prices
3
4.4
A slow fall in strength, value, or mood
3
4.0
A drop in amount, level, or quality
2
3.9
A period when prices or activity fall steadily, often in financial markets
1
6.1
A time when people buy and sell less and the economy slows
1
5.1
A period when something gets worse
A sudden fast downward movement, often of people or things
Antonyms
Idioms
A humorous way to say you find a woman extremely attractive
To use someone else's ideas without giving them credit
Compounds
- US
1
5.2
A cold creamy mixture of chopped clams and cream cheese eaten with crackers or chips
- Specialized
1
6.3
A small group of tiny manual controls on electronic devices that set options
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Dip meaning a decrease comes from the idea of going down a little. That's why a 'dip' in prices or temperature means a small fall.