Bear (Noun)
Meaning 1
Massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Hyponyms
Meaning 2
An investor with a pessimistic market outlook; an investor who expects prices to fall and so sells now in order to buy later at a lower price.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The investor took a bear stance on the stock market, expecting a downturn in the near future.
- Bear markets can be brutal for those who fail to adjust their investment strategies accordingly.
- After analyzing the data, the financial analyst turned bear, advising clients to sell their shares and wait for prices to drop.
- As a seasoned bear investor, he made a fortune by short-selling stocks during the economic downturn.
- The company's poor quarterly earnings report only reinforced the bear sentiment among investors, leading to a sharp decline in its stock price.