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capitulation

noun/kəˌpɪtjʊˈleɪʃən/

C1CEFR level
60/100Rarity: rare
TechnicalRegister

A phase of panicked, wholesale selling that often marks the exhaustion of a market decline.

The volume spike smelt of capitulation, and contrarians began quietly accumulating shares.

Similar: surrender

Topic: Advanced English in Business English

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