American English pronunciation
How to pronounce plummet
IPA transcription: [p'lʌmət]
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Noun
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the metal bob of a plumb line
Verb
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drop sharply
“The stock market plummeted”
Usage examples
- After the sale, the quality of those records plummeted dramatically.
- The stock plummeted and depositors withdrew money in ever-swelling streams.
- It retained the incorporation even as the population plummeted.
- The level of atmospheric O plummeted in the early Paleogene Period.
- David Watkins, president of Watkins Partners, said, Metrocenter has plummeted.
- The columella was also used to make plummets or sinkers.
- His hard line made many influential enemies, and his popularity plummeted.
- When ratings plummeted, Burke became a brunette again.