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Dow

[dou]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

none the Dow or the Dow Jones a shortened form of Dow Jones average.
The Dow is up nearly 8,400 points from its record low on February 12.
The 7 percent drop in the Dow Jones was a harbinger of the precipice on which the economy was then hanging.

Dow

[dou]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Charles Henry, 1851–1902, U.S. journalist and publisher: a founder of Dow Jones company.
Gerrard Dou, Gerard.
Herbert Henry, 1866–1930, U.S. chemist, inventor, and industrialist.

dow

[dou, doh]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used without object)

Scot. and North England.

dowed, dought , dowing .

to be able.
to thrive; prosper; do well.

Dow.

⁴

abbreviation

dowager.

Dow

/ daʊ, dɔu /

noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Dow¹

before 900; Middle English dowen, doghen, Old English dugan to be worthy; cognate with German taugen; doughty

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Buchanan most recently served as a special projects intern at NBC, following stints at CalMatters and American Banker; the latter as a member of the Dow Jones News Fund.

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She was previously an audience engagement intern at the Detroit Free Press through the Dow Jones News Fund.

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She’s thrilled to join The Times’ copy desk as a multiplatform editing intern with the Dow Jones News Fund.

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Wall Street rejoiced at the announcement of a deal, with the Dow Jones industrial average, the Standard & Poor’s 500 and the Nasdaq all up more than 2%.

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The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 500 points on news of the deal, as Wall Street investors look for signs of progress in trade negotiations over five weeks out since Trump announced tariff increases on global trading partners, “friend and foe alike.”

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