buying the dip

Definitions

1. 1

   present participle and gerund of buy the dip

2. 2

   Snapping up stocks or bonds when their price drops

   Snapping up stocks or bonds when their price drops; especially, while they seem to be temporarily underpriced, as for example after a bout of panic selling.

   • Buying the dip was one of his keys to long-term success.
   • The president’s about-face — and the ensuing rally — has also validated investors’ strategy of “buying the dip” during the market’s sell-offs, hoping to reap big gains when it rises.

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