Used in a Sentence

plummets

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for plummets.

Editorial note

Unfortunately in this system the loser is the one left holding the check when real estate plummets and interest rates rise.

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Definitions4
Parts of speech2

Quick take

A violent or dramatic fall.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of plummets gathered in one view.

noun

A violent or dramatic fall.

verb

(intransitive) To drop swiftly, in a direct manner; to fall quickly.

noun

(figuratively) A decline; a fall; a drop.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for plummets.

noun

A violent or dramatic fall.

verb

(intransitive) To drop swiftly, in a direct manner; to fall quickly.

noun

(figuratively) A decline; a fall; a drop.

noun

(archaic, nautical) A piece of lead attached to a line, used in sounding the depth of water; a plumb bob or a plumb line.

Example sentences

1

Unfortunately in this system the loser is the one left holding the check when real estate plummets and interest rates rise.

2

If you don't produce hit after consecutive hit that makes analyst financial projections every quarter your stock plummets.

3

For instance, a speculative asset that plummets in value can be valuable (to short sellers and put option holders).

4

Most rich countries are reproducing well below replacement rates, and as poor countries become rich their average fertility reliably plummets.

5

The economy would be transformed as millions of cars are discarded, gasoline consumption plummets, and people become thinner and healthier.

6

Use of self driving cars hockeysticks-># of human drivers plummets->premiums skyrocket for remaining human drivers.

7

And then standards of a country plummets and it becomes less competitive compared to an upstart that then disrupts them completely.

8

When I sit at a desk and do menial work, I get restless and my productivity plummets.

9

After 10 years the value of an RV plummets even more (a lot of RV parks don't allow rigs over 10 years old).

10

I must say, my opinion promptly plummets when I can hear that they're clearly working from a call centre.

11

Alkaline starts at 1.5, then falls steeply to around 1.3-1.4, then drops at a more gentle rate down to around 1.1, and then plummets.

12

Once that fad aspect blows over, then usage plummets and its forgotten.

Quote examples

1

If they have a private office, it plummets to "several times a week in a scheduled meeting".

2

However if we consider all crime - violent (physical) & non-violent (hacking, White-collar problems, Scams frauds etc) there will be a more interesting & perhaps less dramatic result than "Plummets".

3

Plenty of people "don't actually want" to buy/sell, every day - using that phrasing, you could point to people who are forced to cover shorts or dump a stock as it plummets to recoup some of their losses.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use plummets in a sentence?

Unfortunately in this system the loser is the one left holding the check when real estate plummets and interest rates rise.

What does plummets mean?

A violent or dramatic fall.

What part of speech is plummets?

plummets is commonly used as noun, verb.