limit down

noun

A condition in which the market price of a commodity has fallen by the maximum daily amount permitted by the exchange.

“Orange Juice - May & July fell to 5.00-cent limit DOWN ahead of Cold Storage report on 1/21. — Moore Research Center Inc 01/21/2004 https://web.archive.org/web/20051222001650/http://www.mrci.com/client/update.htm”

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Meanings

nounlimit down (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebusinessA condition in which the market price of a commodity has fallen by the maximum daily amount permitted by the exchange.

    Orange Juice - May & July fell to 5.00-cent limit DOWN ahead of Cold Storage report on 1/21. — Moore Research Center Inc 01/21/2004 https://web.archive.org/web/20051222001650/http://www.mrci.com/client/update.htm

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