verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
prices fluctuate (= keep going up and down )
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Gas prices have continued to fluctuate in recent months.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
wildly
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Income: Liable to fluctuate wildly .
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By this time Snyder was lapsing in and out of consciousness and his body temperature was fluctuating wildly .
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The play fluctuated wildly throughout the three days of the event.
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The dam trapped sediments, and water releases fluctuated wildly , depending on hydroelectric-power needs.
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I was tall and slim but I had an eating disorder and my weight fluctuated wildly according to how I ate.
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The price of bread cereals, on which labouring families spent a vast proportion of their wages, fluctuated wildly .
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Lily had experienced pain there and her temperature fluctuated wildly .
■ NOUN
price
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When prices are fluctuating , general confusion prevails regarding the behaviour of relative prices.
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Bonds with greater duration experience greater price movements as yields fluctuate .
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But the price of diamonds can fluctuate , like property.
rate
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The mortgage rates may fluctuate , but the administration and the repayments remain the same until the time comes to adjust.
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As in all cities, the infant death rate in Washington fluctuates from year to year.
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This policy necessarily involves the interest rate fluctuating with the demand for money.
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Since interest rates fluctuate from day to day, the prices of seasoned bonds also fluctuate.
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The pounds you pay will buy ECUs at the current exchange rate , which can fluctuate .
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Investors holding ninety-day Treasury bills experience very small changes in the value of those bills as interest rates fluctuate .
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The highest marginal rate of tax has fluctuated since 1969 between 34.13% and 20%.
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After it enters the contract, the value changes as rates fluctuate .
year
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Bittern numbers fluctuate from year to year and a severe winter hits them hard.
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As in all cities, the infant death rate in Washington fluctuates from year to year.
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Spokespeople will not confirm this, but point out that numbers do fluctuate from year to year.
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Seven races made up the first championship and that number has fluctuated over the years .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Cholesterol levels in the blood fluctuate in the course of a day.
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Share prices on the New York Stock Exchange often fluctuate wildly.
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The car industry's annual production fluctuates between 5.1 million and 9.2 million vehicles.
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The state's income from sales taxes fluctuates with the economy.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Although each series will get a general rating based on its usual content, they can fluctuate from week to week.
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As the numbers fluctuate , old job identities are destroyed.
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It will certainly be different for different species, and it may fluctuate within each species.
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Seven races made up the first championship and that number has fluctuated over the years.
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This procedure does not allow for adaptability, essential for applications such as process control, which must change as conditions fluctuate .
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This wealth will continue to fluctuate with the share price until he decides to cash in the options.