| Front | slump |
|---|---|
| Back | verb, nounBrE /slʌmp/NAmE /slʌmp/verb 1 [intransitive] to fall in price, value, number, etc, suddenly and by a large amount dropSales have slumped this year.~ by sth Profits slumped by over 50%.~ (from sth) (to sth) The paper's circulation has slumped to 90 000. 2 [intransitive] + adv./prep. to sit or fall down heavilyThe old man slumped down in his chair. She slumped to her knees. noun 1 ~ (in sth) a sudden fall in sales, prices, the value of sth, etc. declinea slump in profits This is the worst slump in property prices since the 1990s. 2 a period when a country's economy or a business is doing very badlythe slump of the 1930s Housing sales are finally coming out of a three-month slump. The toy industry is in a slump. compare boom n. (1) |
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