drift
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▪ I. drift drift 1 [drɪft] verb [intransitive]
to go slowly up or down in value, without any particular direction:
• London shares drifted in the absence of a statement from the Treasury.
• The dollar drifted lower against other major currencies in thin trading.
• The pound drifted down again yesterday.
• The Nasdaq Composite Index drifted higher throughout the session to close with a gain of 1.27%.
[m0] ▪ II. drift drift 2 noun [countable]
a slow change or development from one situtation, opinion etc to another:
drift to/towards
• The drift towards recession started when the slump in the service sector became as bad as the slump in manufacturing.
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drift UK US /drɪft/ verb [I]
► FINANCE drift lower/down/downwards »
The airline's shares drifted down 15 cents at $5.80.
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drift higher/up
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drift UK US /drɪft/ noun [S or U]
► FINANCE an upward/downward drift in sth »
The downward drift in copper prices looks set to continue.
► drift away from sth »
The company is not seeing evidence of any drift away from its premium brands.
drift to/toward sth »
There has been general unease about the drift toward a culture of selling, marketing, and consumerism.
► a drift from sth to sth »
The population drift from the cities to the suburbs adds significantly to car use.
Financial and business terms.
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Drift — may mean: Contents 1 Film and literature 2 Geography 3 Industry … Wikipedia
Drift — Drift, n. [From {drive}; akin to LG. & D. drift a driving, Icel. drift snowdrift, Dan. drift, impulse, drove, herd, pasture, common, G. trift pasturage, drove. See {Drive}.] 1. A driving; a violent movement. [1913 Webster] The dragon drew him… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
drift — [ drift ] n. m. • 1842; mot angl. ♦ Anglic. Géol. Dépôt laissé par le recul d un glacier. ● drift nom masculin (anglais drift, poussée) Transistor dans lequel la partie de la base en contact avec l émetteur est plus riche en électrons que le… … Encyclopédie Universelle
drift — drift·age; drift; drift·er; drift·ing·ly; drift·land; drift·less; drift·less·ness; drift·man; spin·drift; spoon·drift; … English syllables
Drift — Drift, a. That causes drifting or that is drifted; movable by wind or currents; as, drift currents; drift ice; drift mud. Kane. [1913 Webster] {Drift anchor}. See {Sea anchor}, and also {Drag sail}, under {Drag}, n. {Drift epoch} (Geol.), the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Drift — („Treiben“) bezeichnet: in ländlichen Gebieten einen Weg für den Viehtrieb in der Messtechnik einen sich kontinuierlich verändernden Messfehler in der Nachrichtentechnik eine langsame Änderung im Signalweg, siehe Drift (Nachrichtentechnik) in der … Deutsch Wikipedia
Drift — Sf durch Wind erzeugte Strömung; unkontrolliertes Treiben per. Wortschatz fach. (14. Jh.) Entlehnung. Ursprünglich niederdeutsches Seemannswort aus einem ti Abstraktum zu treiben, also Entsprechung zu nhd. Trift. Neuere Bedeutungen hängen in der… … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
drift — [drift] n. [ME (akin to ON & MDu drift, OHG trift) < OE drifan, DRIVE] 1. an act or instance of being driven or carried along, as by a current of air or water or by circumstances 2. the course on which something is directed or driven 3. the… … English World dictionary
drift — drȉft m <N mn drìftovi> DEFINICIJA 1. pom. bočno zanošenje broda (zbog vjetra, morske struje itd.) 2. geogr. morska struja koja nastaje pod stalnim naletima vjetra 3. pren. predmeti (podrtine broda, ledeni bregovi itd.) koji plutaju morem… … Hrvatski jezični portal
Drift — (Байрон Бей,Австралия) Категория отеля … Каталог отелей
Drift — Drift, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Drifted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Drifting}.] 1. To float or be driven along by, or as by, a current of water or air; as, the ship drifted astern; a raft drifted ashore; the balloon drifts slowly east. [1913 Webster] We… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
