BELLWETHER


Meaning of BELLWETHER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ belweðə(r) ]

( bellwethers)

If you describe something as a bellwether , you mean that it is an indication of the way a situation is changing. ( mainly AM JOURNALISM )

For decades the company was the bellwether of the British economy...

IBM is considered the bellwether stock on Wall Street.

N-COUNT : usu sing , oft N n

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