SLUMP | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

Definition of slump – Learner’s Dictionary

slump
verb
uk
/slʌmp/
us
[ I ]
If a price, value, or amount slumps, it goes down suddenly:
Sales have slumped by 50%.
slump back/down/over, etc
to fall or sit down suddenly because you feel tired or weak:
She slumped back in her chair, exhausted.
slump
noun [ C ]
uk
/slʌmp/
us

slump noun [C] (FALL)

a slump in world oil prices

slump noun [C] (ECONOMY)

a period when there is very little business activity and not many jobs:
It's been the worst economic slump for 25 years.

(Definition of slump from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translations of slump

in Chinese (Traditional)
突然減少, (價格、價值或銷售額)猛跌,突然下降, 坐下/倒下…
in Chinese (Simplified)
突然减少, (价格、价值或销售额)猛跌,突然下降, 坐下/倒下…
in Spanish
caer en picado, desplomarse, recesión…
in Portuguese
sofrer uma queda, despencar, baixa…
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(物価や価値などが)下落する, 急落する, (急に)倒れる…
aniden büyük ölçüde düşmek, dibe vurmak, fiyat ve satışlarda ani düşüş…
baisser, s’affaisser, baisse [feminine] brutale…
caure en picat, desplomar-se…
zich laten vallen, in elkaar zakken, plotselinge daling…
dumpe ned, falde drastisk, kraftigt prisfald…
sjunka ner, falla ihop, rasa…
rebah, merosot, kemerosotan…
plumpsen, fallen, der Sturz…
falle, synke, falle fremover…
важко опускатися, різко падати, різке зниження…
внезапно или резко падать, внезапный спад, резкое падение…
يَنْخَفِض, يَتَهالَك, يَتَهاوى…
sklesnout, prudce klesnout, náhlý pokles…
mengelumpruk, merosot, kemerosotan…
ทรุดตัวลง, ตกฮวบ, การตกต่ำทางเศรษฐกิจ…
sụp xuống, hạ nhanh, sự hạ giá nhanh…
(gwałtownie) spadać, załamywać się, załamanie…
폭락하다, 쓰러지다…
crollare, accasciarsi, abbandonarsi…
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