soft
- adjective
- /sɔft/
- Specialized
- Last year, the shares of companies plummeted due to soft demand in Western markets and increased competition from Chinese companies.
- a soft market
- a soft economy
- a soft landing
If those reports come in soft, they'll dictate a pause.
- If those reports come in soft, they'll dictate a pause.
- So bitcoins getting harder and the dollars getting softer.
- Well, it's the what's soft markets create weak agents and strong markets, right?
- When you add inflation in double digits and quantitative easing and, you know, the mass printing of money and you see how hard this soft money is going down.
Examples
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Our internal numbers show support for this is incredibly soft.
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That just means the market's soft, Jake, and now's the time to get in.
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If those reports come in soft, they'll dictate a pause.
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The consumption of carbohydrates, sugar, and soft drinks is greater in populations with low SES and educational attainment.
Academic text (2011) -
During a downturn, many investors avoid stocks because they fear the market will remain soft for a while.
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Experts predict the housing market will continue to be soft if interest rates keep rising.
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The report indicated that consumer spending is soft, leading to a potential slowdown in economic growth.
Synonyms
Tending to lose value and go down
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Jargon
Funds people give to parties or groups to influence elections instead of giving it directly to candidates
- Specialized
Part at the back of the mouth that lifts to close the nose when you swallow or speak
- Informal
A weak part of a plan or organization that others can easily take advantage of
- NSFW
A drug with mild effects, for example cannabis, that does not often cause addiction
- Specialized
A bullet with a soft tip that expands when it hits something to cause more damage
- Specialized
A small brown insect that lives on plants, drinks their juice and weakens them
- Specialized
A thick material of tiny particles that behaves like a solid and flows very slowly
- NSFW
A plan that makes people or machines stop working without causing death and without causing damage
- Specialized
A weapon that is not meant to kill people and is used for training and to control crowds
- Specialized
A metal that melts at low heat used to join metal parts, often in electronics
- Specialized
A small insect with a soft, waxy covering that lives on plant stems and leaves
- Specialized
A small blood-sucking animal without a hard shell on its back that bites animals and birds
- Specialized
A Cyrillic letter that makes the consonant before it sound with the tongue near the roof of the mouth
- Australian
A tall fern with a trunk and feathery leaves that grows in cool, shady places
A medium-sized Irish dog with a soft, light brown coat and a very hairy head
A water turtle with a flat soft shell that lives in rivers and lakes and bites hard
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Etymology
A soft market comes from the idea of being 'not firm' or 'not strong', so when prices fall or look weak people call the market soft because it is not steady.