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- ▪ I. fall fall 1 [fɔːl ǁ fɒːl] verb fell PASTTENSE [fel] fallen PASTPART [ˈfɔːlən ǁ ˈfɒː-]1. [intransitive] to go down to a lower price, level, amount etc:
• Sales of new passenger cars in Europe fell 9.6%.
fall to• The British pound fell to $1.7520 from $1.7850.
• The company went public at $17 a share, but its stock price has fallen sharply since then.
• The consumer confidence index fell steeply (= by a large amount ) from 79.3 in May to 50.9 in October.
2. fall due if a payment falls due on or by a particular date, it must be made on or by that date:• Subscriptions are payable annually and fall due on 1 December.
• Of these sums, $44.2 million fell due for repayment within one year and a further $22 million fell due after more than one year.
fall away phrasal verb [intransitive]1. another word for fall:• Dealers said activity in equities had fallen away sharply last week.
2. to lose in a competitive situation:• After the weak carriers fall away, American, Delta, and UAL will be the dominant airlines.
if prices on a financial market fall back, they go down after a period of time when they have been going up:fall back from• In Tokyo, stocks fell back from early gains.
fall behind phrasal verb COMMERCE1. [intransitive, transitive] fall behind somebody/something to make less progress than others in a competitive situation:• Small firms that fall behind technologically can be rapidly wiped out.
2. [intransitive] to fail to make payments on time, for example for rent or on a loan:fall behind with/on• He had fallen behind with his mortgage after losing his job.
3. [intransitive, transitive] fall behind something to fail to finish work on time:• Contractors who fall behind schedule incur financial penalties.
fall off phrasal verb [intransitive]another word for fall:• The charity reported that gifts have fallen off by more than 60% in value.
if a deal, arrangement etc falls through, it does not start or is not completed successfully:• When an offer to buy the airline fell through, Midway were forced to stop operating.
[m0] ▪ II. fall fall 2 noun1. [countable] a reduction in the amount, level, price etc of something:fall in• Japanese companies have tried to make up for a fall in domestic demand by increasing sales overseas.
• There has been a sharp fall in the price of copper.
• The steep fall in the Nikkei index means interest rates will stay low.
2. [singular] when a person or organization loses their position of power or becomes unsuccessful:• the rise and fall of the British motorcycle industry
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Ⅰ.fall UK US /fɔːl/ verb (fell, fallen)► to become lower in value, amount, or level: »House prices began to fall rapidly.
»Demand for new cars has fallen by over 40%.
»Stock prices fell sharply yesterday.
»Public sector salaries are expected to fall even further as the recession continues to bite.
»Inflation has fallen to its lowest level in 30 years.
► to gradually get to be in a worse condition or state: »The factory had fallen into disuse in recent years.
Ⅱ.fall UK US /fɔːl/ noun► [C, usually singular] a reduction in the amount or level of something: a fall in sth »There are serious concerns about the fall in the value of the dollar.
»The FTSE 100 slumped 116 points on the back of a 160-point fall overnight on the Dow Jones.
»A further fall of 2% in property prices could seriously hamper economic recovery.
»The corporation reported a sharp fall in quarterly profits.
► [S] a situation in which someone or something that has been successful fails: »The documentary charts the rise and fall of America's third largest car company.
Financial and business terms. 2012.
