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- Dictionaryplummet/ˈplʌmɪt/
verb
- 1. fall or drop straight down at high speed: "a climber was killed when he plummeted 300 feet down an icy gully" Similar
noun
- 1. a steep and rapid fall or drop: "the bird has a circular display flight followed by an earthward plummet"
- 2. a plumb or plumb line.
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plummet. noun [ 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.
noun. 1. : plumb. also : plumb line. 2. : an abrupt drop : an instance of plummeting. a sharp plummet in prices. If in the final week of the season, the Mets were trying to stop a plummet off a cliff, they are now attempting to climb out of a dark, deep abyss …. Judy Battista.
The verb plummet means "to drop sharply," like eagles that plummet toward earth, seeking prey, or school attendance that plummets when there is a flu outbreak.
noun [ 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.
Plummet definition: a piece of lead or some other weight attached to a line, used for determining perpendicularity, for sounding, etc.; the bob of a plumb line.. See examples of PLUMMET used in a sentence.
Define plummet. plummet synonyms, plummet pronunciation, plummet translation, English dictionary definition of plummet. n. 1. See plumb bob. 2. Something that weighs down or oppresses; a burden. intr.v. plum·met·ed , plum·met·ing , plum·mets 1. To fall straight down; plunge....
To fall off or decline precipitously. Stock prices plummeted. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. (intransitive) To drop swiftly, in a direct manner; to fall quickly.
Definition of plummet verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definition of 'plummet' Word Frequency. plummet. (plʌmɪt ) Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense plummets , present participle plummeting , past tense, past participle plummeted. 1. verb. If an amount, rate, or price plummets, it decreases quickly by a large amount. [journalism]
PLUMMET meaning: to fall very quickly in amount or value: . Learn more.
