Phrase guide

stock market crash

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A sudden dramatic decline of stock prices across a significant cross-section of a stock market.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: business, finance

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15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: fallida borsària — sudden dramatic decline of stock prices
  • Catalan: crac borsari — sudden dramatic decline of stock prices
  • Czech: krach na burze — sudden dramatic decline of stock prices
  • Czech: burzovní krach — sudden dramatic decline of stock prices
  • Dutch: beurskrach — sudden dramatic decline of stock prices
  • Finnish: pörssiromahdus — sudden dramatic decline of stock prices
  • French: krach — sudden dramatic decline of stock prices
  • German: Börsenkrach — sudden dramatic decline of stock prices
  • Norwegian Bokmål: børskrakk — sudden dramatic decline of stock prices
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: børskrakk — sudden dramatic decline of stock prices
  • Polish: krach giełdowy — sudden dramatic decline of stock prices
  • Russian: биржево́й крах (birževój krax) — sudden dramatic decline of stock prices
  • Spanish: quiebra financiera — sudden dramatic decline of stock prices
  • Swedish: börskrasch — sudden dramatic decline of stock prices
  • Ukrainian: біржовий крах (biržovyj krax) — sudden dramatic decline of stock prices