Betekenis van plunge In het Nederlands

• 0 to (cause someone or something to) move or fall suddenly and often a long way forward, down, or into something:

  • We ran down to the beach and plunged into the sea.

  • The car went out of control and plunged over the cliff.

  • Cook the peas by plunging them into boiling water.

  • Niagara Falls plunges 55.5 metres.

• 1 to become lower in value or level very suddenly and quickly:

  • The fall in demand caused share prices to plunge.

  • Our income has plunged dramatically.

• 2 a sudden movement or fall forward, down, or into something:

  • I really enjoyed my plunge (= jumping in and swimming) in the pool.

• 3 a sudden and large fall in value or level:

  • We are expecting a plunge in profits this year.

• 4 to move or fall suddenly forward, down, or into something:

  • [ I ] Her car plunged off the cliff.

  • [ I ] He plunged into the crowd, smiling and shaking hands.

  • [ T always + adv/prep ] She suddenly plunged the knife into the cake.

  • [ I ] Rumors on Wall Street have caused stock prices to plunge.

  • [ I always + adv/prep ] The economy was in danger of plunging into a depression.

  • [ T always + adv/prep ] The storm cut power lines, plunging the town into darkness.

• 5 a sudden fall forward, down, or into something:

  • A tree broke his plunge downhill.

  • The rapid plunge of the stock market caused panic among investors.

• 6 to go down in amount or value very quickly and suddenly:

  • markets/sales plunge Car sales plunged in France in June.

  • plunge to sth Share prices plunged $16.74, or 44%, to $20.51 a share.

  • plunge by sth The Dow was 40 points ahead, having plunged by 60 points shortly after the opening bell.

  • plunge from sth Visitor numbers plunged from 25million in 2010 to 22.8million - but they are now recovering.

• 7 a sudden and large reduction in value or amount:

  • We are expecting a plunge in profits this year.

  • Profits are being affected by the plunge in the dollar against the euro.

  • a plunge in prices/sales The plunge in oil prices has driven fuel bills 12% lower.

• 8 to make a decision to do something, especially after thinking about it for a long time:

  • Consumers who want to buy a home ought to take the plunge, rather than waiting for even lower mortgage rates.