Trend
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The general direction of the market. The New York Times Financial Glossary
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1. the general way in which a particular situation is changing or developing:
• a New Jersey firm that tracks financial market trends
• The price trend in food grains continued upwards.
trend toward
• Credit card issuers are fighting a trend among consumers toward more conservative spending habits.
2. buck the trend if something bucks the trend, it does not develop in the same way as most other similar things:
• Two of the country's airlines have bucked the industry trend by cutting fares during the winter season.
3. reverse the trend if something reverses a trend, it changes the way things were developing before:
• To try to reverse the downward trend in its profits, Tandy will focus on its retail business.
4. set the trend to start doing something in a way that other people begin to copy:
• The public sector pay awards have set an inflationary trend for wage settlements this year.
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trend UK US /trend/ noun [C]
► consumer/industry/market trends »
Goods on the Retail Price Index have to be updated to accurately represent consumer trends.
a downward/upward trend »
Borrowing is on a downward trend.
a trend for sth »
They are profiting from a growing trend for eating out.
a trend in sth »
Manufacturers are being buffeted by trends in the global economy.
a trend of sth »
a trend of rising prices
a trend towards/toward sth »
The trend toward bigger cars is new this year.
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current/general/recent trends
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growing/long-term/underlying trends
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business/economic/global trends
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Autumn fashion trends are expected to favour muted colours.
Financial and business terms.
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Trend — Trend … Deutsch Wörterbuch
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