depress
Phonetic
US /dɪˈpres/UK /dɪˈpres/
Translations
VERBTo press down., To make depressed, sad or bored., To cause a depression or a decrease in parts of the economy., To bring down or humble; to abase (pride, etc.)., To reduce (an equation) in a lower degree.
Variants
- depresses: Third Person Singular
- depressing: Present Participle
- depressed: Past Participle, Past Tense
Examples
Adani dismissed the report as a ploy by Hindenburg, which as a short-seller makes money when its targets ’ share prices tank, to depress its share price ahead of a secondary-share offering, which ends on Tuesday
Source:www.economist.com
Adani dismissed the report as a ploy by Hindenburg, which as a short-seller makes money when its targets ’ share prices tank, to depress its share price ahead of a secondary-share offering, which ends on Tuesday
Source:www.economist.com
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