rebound

rebound: rebound re‧bound [rɪˈbaʊnd] verb [intransitive]

to increase or grow again after decreasing:

• signs that the economy will rebound next year

• Stock prices rebounded from Wednesday's steep slide.

— rebound noun [countable] :

• He forecasts a strong rebound in oil prices.

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rebound UK US /rɪˈbaʊnd/ verb [I]

► FINANCE if prices, shares, etc. rebound, they increase in value again after a period when they were going down in value: »Cotton rebounded from declines early in the day to end at a higher price.
»Shares rebounded 18p to 379p yesterday.
rebound from $18/6.5p/2.6% etc. »The group posted a profit last year of $24.8 million, rebounding from a loss of $10.9 million the previous year.
»The Dow Jones Industrial Average slid as much as 53.64 to 5594.01, before rebounding to 5616.21.

► ECONOMICS if an economy or a business activity rebounds, it improves after a difficult period of time: »Tourism in the region is expected to rebound after last year's disastrous oil spill.
»Consumer confidence rebounded sharply in July, according to new figures released last week.
the economy/sales/business rebounds »Since the most recent downturn, the economy has rebounded, with unemployment below average.
rebound from sth »Shares have been rising for weeks amid speculation that the market for 18-wheel trucks is rebounding from a slump.

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rebound UK US /ˈriːbaʊnd/ noun [C]

► ECONOMICS an improvement in an economy or business activity after a difficult period of time: »Central bankers are still looking for signs of a rebound in a faltering economy.
»The group reported a strong rebound in profitability in the first quarter.
a rebound from sth »Commodities markets are currently staging a rebound from recent heavy losses.
»a sharp/strong/significant/small rebound
»an economic/technical/market rebound

● be on the rebound — Cf. be on the rebound

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Synonyms:

Reverberate, recoil, react, spring back, fly back, bound back, ricochet / Reverberate, re-echo, Resilience, repercussion, reaction, recoil, reverberation

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