PLUMMET | Meaning In The Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of plummet in English plummetverb [ I ] uk /ˈplʌm.ɪt/ us /ˈplʌm.ɪt/ Add to word list Add to word list to fall very quickly and suddenly: House prices have plummeted in recent months. Several large rocks were sent plummeting down the mountain. She plummeted to the ground. to become smaller or less
  • decreaseThe tests show that the tumour has decreased in size since we started treatment.
  • lessenA healthy diet lessens your risk for cardiovascular disease.
  • lowerThey've just lowered the age at which you can join.
  • reduceThey've just reduced the price.
  • bring downThey are bringing down their prices.
  • dropStock prices dropped today after the company's announcement.
See more results » to go down onto the ground suddenly
  • fallShe slipped and fell.
  • dropSeveral apples dropped from the tree.
  • collapseSeveral buildings collapsed in the earthquake.
  • crumpleHe fainted and crumpled into a heap on the floor.
  • tumbleA huge rock tumbled down the mountain.
  • plungeFour of the mountaineers plunged to their deaths when their ropes broke.
See more results » Moving downwards
  • base jumping
  • cascade
  • descend
  • descent
  • downwardly
  • drop/fall/sink like a stone idiom
  • fall
  • fall down phrasal verb
  • go down phrasal verb
  • nosedive
  • parachute
  • plumb
  • post-dive
  • pronate
  • pronation
  • put
  • put something/someone down phrasal verb
  • rain (something) down phrasal verb
  • stone
  • touch
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Becoming and making smaller or less (Definition of plummet from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

plummet | American Dictionary

plummetverb [ I ] us /ˈplʌm·ɪt/ Add to word list Add to word list to fall very quickly and suddenly: Temperatures plummeted last night. The parachute failed to open and he plummeted to the ground. (Definition of plummet from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

plummet | Business English

plummetverb [ I or T ] uk /ˈplʌmɪt/ us Add to word list Add to word list to go down in amount or value very quickly and suddenly: House prices have plummeted in recent months.plummet (by) sth First-half advertising revenues plummeted 13%, compared with the same period a year ago.plummet to sth The food retailer's shares plummeted 17.5p to 227.5p. plummetnoun [ C, usually singular ] uk /ˈplʌmɪt/ us a sudden and large reduction in value or amount: a plummet in sth The petrol retailer denies its 25% dividend hike is to prop up the shares after a plummet in the price from 270p to 118p. (Definition of plummet from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of plummet

plummet Compared to most of their urban counterparts, whose real incomes plummeted, farmers fared well. From the Cambridge English Corpus The reform has not seriously addressed the problem from the perspective of the health workers: without informal payments their standard of living would plummet. From the Cambridge English Corpus As the age distribution changes, the number of younger adults per older adult in the population will continue to plummet. From the Cambridge English Corpus All three saw their import levels plummet in relation to total imports, with annual declines averaging between 4 per cent and 5.5 per cent. From the Cambridge English Corpus This trend accelerated in the 1990s, as the number of moderate and cross-pressured members plummeted. From the Cambridge English Corpus Following the recession of 1991 to 1993, sales of robots plummeted to about 55,000 units in 1993. From the Cambridge English Corpus After the recession in 1991 - 1993, sales of robots plummeted to about 56,000 units in 1993. From the Cambridge English Corpus Unsurprisingly, prosecutions for poaching plummeted precisely in areas of the country where the late nineteenth-century revolution in food supply and diet was most evident. From the Cambridge English Corpus In the last decade the performance of robots has increased enormously while at the same time their prices have been plummeting. From the Cambridge English Corpus As a consequence, the economic status of priests plummeted, making entry into the clergy less attractive. From the Cambridge English Corpus At the same time, the rats give up eating and their body weights plummet. From the Cambridge English Corpus During the conflict, consumption plummeted, and it took years to recover. From the Cambridge English Corpus Following the recession in 1991-1993, worldwide sales of industrial robots plummeted to about 54,000 units in 1993. From the Cambridge English Corpus In the last decade the performance of robots has increased radically while at the same time prices have been plummeting. From the Cambridge English Corpus Following the recession in 1991-1993, sales of robots plummeted to about 55,000 units in 1993. From the Cambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. What is the pronunciation of plummet?

Translations of plummet

in Chinese (Traditional) 暴跌,急遽下降… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 暴跌,急剧下降… See more in Spanish caer en picado, desplomarse, Plomo… See more in Portuguese precipitar-se, cair velozmente, despencar… See more in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Czech in Danish in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Korean in Ukrainian in Italian (数値が)急落する… See more ansızın düşmek, birden azalmak, tepe taklak olmak… See more chuter, dégringoler, fil à plomb… See more caure en picat… See more pijlsnel vallen, loodlijn… See more zřítit se, sletět, olovnice… See more styrte, taglod, zenitlod… See more jatuh… See more ตกฮวบลง, ลูกดิ่ง… See more lao thẳng xuống, dây dọi… See more (gwałtownie) spadać, walić się, spadać… See more rasa, störta, lod… See more batu ladung… See more stürzen, das Lot… See more styrte, falle loddrett, plummet… See more 급락하다… See more різко впасти, теслярський висок… See more precipitare, cadere a piombo/picco, piombo… See more Need a translator?

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