beared
English edit
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /bɛə(ɹ)d/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /bɛəd/, [bɛːd]
- (General American) IPA(key): /bɛɹd/, [bɛɚ̯d]
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /beːd/
- (New Zealand) IPA(key): /beəd/
- Homophones: bared, Baird
- Rhymes: -ɛə(ɹ)d
Etymology 1 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
beared
- (finance) simple past and past participle of bear (acted as a bear, depressed the price of)
- 1918, Jack London, Hearts of Three:
- For see, except where your holdings are concerned, the market is reasonable and right. But take your holdings. There's Frisco Consolidated. There is neither sense nor logic that it should be beared this way.
- 1996, Jules Tygiel, The Great Los Angeles Swindle, page 124:
- The sudden emergence of a bull market generated panic among brokers who had "beared" or "shorted" the stock.
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
beared
- (nonstandard, proscribed) simple past and past participle of bear (carried, tolerated etc.)