bullish
adjective
bull·ish
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Definition of bullish
1
: suggestive of a bull (as in brawniness)
2a
: marked by, tending to cause, or hopeful of rising prices (as in a stock market)
a bullish market bullish policies bullish investors
b
: optimistic about something's or someone's prospects
bullish on the company's future
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Examples of bullish in a Sentence
Members of her party are bullish about her reelection.
They are bullish about the future of the product.
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This sort of promise makes monetary policy much more powerful when rates are stuck at zero, by creating more bullish expectations among investors. — Scott Sumner, Twin Cities, "Scott Sumner: If and when the recession begins, it won’t be Trump’s fault," 23 Aug. 2019 Both campaigns, while underdogs at this point, remain bullish. — Tom Benning, Dallas News, "Here's how much money Democratic presidential hopefuls have raised so far in Texas to beat Trump," 8 Aug. 2019 But apartment developers and owners remain bullish on Portland in the long term, said Greg Frick, a partner with apartment brokerage HFO Investment Real Estate. — oregonlive.com, "NE Portland condo building suspends sales, switches to rental apartments weeks before opening," 31 July 2019 But for more bullish analysts who'd wagered the film could hit $50 million in its opening frame, the $40 million gross doesn't choreograph a happy ending for the Tarantino pic. — Isaac Feldberg, Fortune, "‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’ Overperforms With $40 Million Debut—But Can Its Spell Last?," 29 July 2019 Analysts were anticipating more bullish inventory news with larger dips in crude stocks and products. — Jordan Blum, Houston Chronicle, "Crude inventory dip more than offset by gains in fuel, other products," 17 July 2019 Another analyst who looked at China demand came away with a far more bullish outlook for Apple. — Paul R. La Monica, CNN, "Apple shares fall 2% after analyst issues bleak forecast," 8 July 2019 Christopher Thornberg, founding partner of Beacon Economics, is among the more bullish experts, in part because of mortgage rates. — Andrew Khouri, latimes.com, "Southern California home prices are flat in May as sales fall," 26 June 2019 The unsettling threats between Presidents Trump and Xi Jinping of China over tariffs that have periodically tanked stocks may soon give way to a more bullish narrative: the best quarter for corporate profits in seven years. — Adam Shell, USA TODAY, "401(k) down? Here's why corporate earnings season could lift the gloom," 12 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'bullish.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for bullish
bullish
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of bullish
: hopeful or confident that something or someone will be successful : optimistic about the future of something or someone
: expecting the price of stocks to go up : characterized by rising stock prices
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