weak
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- adjective
- /wiːk/
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- Together, these trends in supply and demand are a recipe for a significantly weaker dollar.
- a weak currency
- a weak economy
- a weak market
Last year, Germany's economy was the weakest of its large eurozone peers.
- Last year, Germany's economy was the weakest of its large eurozone peers.
- It's not clear what industries Turkey is trying to promote with a weak currency.
- I think for Singaporeans is actually it's easier than for the countries with weaker economies, let's say.
- We saw a weak growth in the first quarter of the year and relatively weak growth at the end of last year.
- They are forced to accept lower wages because the labor market is so weak.
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It's been weak all month, and they're open down this morning.
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Hence, the collusive practices of government and finance also ended, further exposing an already weak financial system.
Academic text (2004) -
We saw a weak growth in the first quarter of the year and relatively weak growth at the end of last year.
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If your currency is too is very, very weak, people will buy your products.
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Real estate was weak before the layoffs.
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All this implies that the euro will at best remain the weak currency of a permanently troubled Europe.
Academic text (2012) -
However, these findings clearly demonstrate only a weak relationship between gender differences and attitudinal differences.
Academic text (1996) -
Brynjolfsson and McAfee do not disagree that a weak economy has purged jobs and kept wages low.
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During the late 1970s, a weak dollar led Swedish importers to purchase 500,000 pounds of crawfish from California annually.
Academic text (2013) -
The stock market showed a weak trend in March, raising concerns among investors about potential losses.
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- Specialized
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8.3
A basic interaction in nature that causes some radioactive decay and acts on particles like neutrinos
- Specialized
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8.1
A basic force that makes some tiny particles change and causes some radioactive decay
- Specialized
A scientific idea that explains the weak force that makes some atoms change into other atoms
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Etymology
Weak comes from the old English word wāc, meaning 'pliant' or 'easily bent', and is like other old German words for 'not strong'. So, a weak market or currency is one that is losing value or not showing much strength.