"falling knife" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: falling knives [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|falling knives}} falling knife (plural falling knives)
  1. (trading) A stock whose price has dropped rapidly. Categories (topical): Trading Derived forms: catch a falling knife
    Sense id: en-falling_knife-en-noun--9TodmuC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: business, finance, trading

Inflected forms

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