to dip
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2.5
- verb
- /dɪp/
- At one point, I think his approval rating dipped down under 10%, a shockingly low number.
- prices dip
- dip to percent
- dip slightly
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Watch on YouTubeSo I like building cash and then when the market dips, bang.
- So I like building cash and then when the market dips, bang.
- It's blown in my energy levels are starting to dip now.
- And you could feel the energy dipping.
- Are stocks going to double dip right back into the pooper?
Examples
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Our ratings have dipped 4%.
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The Nikkei, Japan's leading securities index, recently hit a 20-year low, dipping below the 8,000 threshold.
Academic text (2003) -
Their morale will surely dip with more sustained attacks.
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Productivity and sales might dip a little at first, but they were predicted to recover soon.
Fiction book (1998) -
The total spent dipped in 2012 from the peak of 2008.
Academic text (2014) -
Well, my grades have dipped a little.
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The Dow Jones stock average dipped under 4000 points today.
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The number of master's degrees conferred dipped in 2012/2013, returning to 2011/2012 levels by 2014/2015.
Academic text (2018) -
Our ratings have dipped 4% this month, indicating a slight decline in viewer interest.
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The unemployment rate dipped slightly to 4.7 percent, showing a minor downturn in job availability.
Synonyms
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3.3
To become less over time
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6.6
To fall in value after a period of rapid rise
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3.4
To slope downward toward a lower level
Idioms
A humorous way to say you find a woman extremely attractive
To use someone else's ideas without giving them credit
Phrasal Verbs
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
- Specialized
1
7.9
The tilt between Earth's magnetic field and the flat ground at a place
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Dip used for values that fall comes from the same idea of going down slightly. So when numbers 'dip', they drop a bit, usually for a short time.