buying the dip

English

Verb

buying the dip

  1. present participle and gerund of buy the dip

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Noun

buying the dip (uncountable)

  1. Snapping up stocks or bonds when their price drops; especially, while they seem to be temporarily underpriced, as for example after a bout of panic selling.
    Antonym: profit taking
    Buying the dip was one of his keys to long-term success.
    • 2025 June 27, Joe Rennison, “S&P 500 Hits a Record High, Surging Through Trump Turmoil”, in The New York Times[1], →ISSN, archived from the original on 27 June 2025:
      The president’s about-face — and the ensuing rally — has also validated investors’ strategy of “buying the dip” during the market’s sell-offs, hoping to reap big gains when it rises.