bellwether

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Englisch - Englisch
A stock or bond that is widely believed to be an indicator of the overall market's condition
Anything that indicates future trends
The leading sheep of a flock, having a bell hung round its neck
A stock whose performance is indicative of the overall market direction
{i} male sheep that leads a flock (usually wears a bell); leader (Slang); talker, chatterer; stock or bond that is an indicator of the entire market's condition (Finance)
Tradionally the sheep (with a bell on its neck) that led the flock Now used to describe a closely followed stock that, er, leads the flock
a stock on the market that tells you which direction the market is going in or is likely to go in Comes from the concept of the leading sheep in a flock, the one that wears the bell
If you describe something as a bellwether, you mean that it is an indication of the way a situation is changing. For decades the company was the bellwether of the British economy IBM is considered the bellwether stock on Wall Street
A leading indicator of trends A bellwether stock is a stock which is used to gauge the performance of the market in general General Motors is an example of bellwether stock in the past Hence the saying "What's good for GM is good for America"
sheep that leads the herd often wearing a bell
A wether, or sheep, which leads the flock, with a bell on his neck
An established stock market leader IBM, Microsoft, and General Motors are stocks commonly referred to as bellwethers
someone who assumes leadership of a movement or activity
Hence: A leader
sheep that leads the herd often wearing a bell someone who assumes leadership of a movement or activity
A stock or bond that is widely believed to be an indicator of the overall markets condition
bellwethers
plural of bellwether
bellwether

    Silbentrennung

    bell·weth·er

    Türkische aussprache

    belwedhır

    Synonyme

    gauge, indicator, sign

    Aussprache

    /ˈbelˌweᴛʜər/ /ˈbɛlˌwɛðɜr/

    Etymologie

    [ 'bel-'we-[th]&r, -" ] (noun.) 13th century. From bell + wether, originally a sheep with a bell around its neck, that led a flock. A ewe may fill the role, but the word wether is specific to a castrated male sheep.
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