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fall

▪ I. fall fall ¹ [fɔːl ǁ fɒːl] verb fell _PASTTENSE [fel] fallen _PASTPART [ˈfɔːlən ǁ ˈfɒː-]

1. [intransitive] to go down to a lower price, level, amount etc:

• Sales of new passenger cars in Europe fell 9.6%.

fall to

• The British pound fell to $1.7520 from $1.7850.

• The company went public at $17 a share, but its stock price has fallen sharply since then.

• The consumer confidence index fell steeply (= by a large amount ) from 79.3 in May to 50.9 in October.

2. fall due if a payment falls due on or by a particular date, it must be made on or by that date:

• Subscriptions are payable annually and fall due on 1 December.

• Of these sums, $44.2 million fell due for repayment within one year and a further $22 million fell due after more than one year.

fall away phrasal verb [intransitive]

1. another word for fall:

• Dealers said activity in equities had fallen away sharply last week.

2. to lose in a competitive situation:

• After the weak carriers fall away, American, Delta, and UAL will be the dominant airlines.

fall back phrasal verb [intransitive] FINANCE

if prices on a financial market fall back, they go down after a period of time when they have been going up:

fall back from

• In Tokyo, stocks fell back from early gains.

fall behind phrasal verb COMMERCE

1. [intransitive, transitive] fall behind somebody/something to make less progress than others in a competitive situation:

• Small firms that fall behind technologically can be rapidly wiped out.

2. [intransitive] to fail to make payments on time, for example for rent or on a loan:

fall behind with/on

• He had fallen behind with his mortgage after losing his job.

3. [intransitive, transitive] fall behind something to fail to finish work on time:

• Contractors who fall behind schedule incur financial penalties.

fall off phrasal verb [intransitive]

another word for fall:

• The charity reported that gifts have fallen off by more than 60% in value.

fall through phrasal verb [intransitive] COMMERCE

if a deal, arrangement etc falls through, it does not start or is not completed successfully:

• When an offer to buy the airline fell through, Midway were forced to stop operating.

[m0] ▪ II. fall fall ² noun

1. [countable] a reduction in the amount, level, price etc of something:

fall in

• Japanese companies have tried to make up for a fall in domestic demand by increasing sales overseas.

• There has been a sharp fall in the price of copper.

• The steep fall in the Nikkei index means interest rates will stay low.

2. [singular] when a person or organization loses their position of power or becomes unsuccessful:

• the rise and fall of the British motorcycle industry

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fall UK US /fɔːl/ verb (fell, fallen)

► to become lower in value, amount, or level: »House prices began to fall rapidly.
»Demand for new cars has fallen by over 40%.
»Stock prices fell sharply yesterday.
»Public sector salaries are expected to fall even further as the recession continues to bite.
»Inflation has fallen to its lowest level in 30 years.

► to gradually get to be in a worse condition or state: »The factory had fallen into disuse in recent years.

● fall due — Cf. fall due

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fall UK US /fɔːl/ noun

► [C, usually singular] a reduction in the amount or level of something: a fall in sth »There are serious concerns about the fall in the value of the dollar.
»The FTSE 100 slumped 116 points on the back of a 160-point fall overnight on the Dow Jones.
»A further fall of 2% in property prices could seriously hamper economic recovery.
»The corporation reported a sharp fall in quarterly profits.

► [S] a situation in which someone or something that has been successful fails: »The documentary charts the rise and fall of America's third largest car company.

● fall from grace — Cf. fall from grace

Financial and business terms. 2012.