fall by



fall by (some amount)

[for an asset] to drop in value by a certain amount. The gas stocks fell by nearly 1.0 percent today. If the stock market falls by four hundred points, I'm going to jump off a cliff.
See also: fall

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
PÉNÉLopepe-ne-LOPFrench
Erna (2)ER-nah (Swedish)Norse Mythology, Icelandic, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish
Haidar-Arabic
Hoshea-Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Camilokah-MEE-lo (Spanish)Spanish, Portuguese
JoisseJOISEnglish (Rare)