BLACK MONDAY


Meaning of BLACK MONDAY in English

ˌBlack ˈMonday BrE AmE

1 . Monday, 19 October 1987, the day on which ↑ share prices on the ↑ stock exchange suddenly fell by a large amount, and many people lost a lot of money

2 . Monday, 28 October 1929, the day on which share prices on the Stock Exchange suddenly fell by a large amount, leading to the ↑ Great Depression of the 1930s

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.