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Black Monday

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Black Monday

ˌBlack ˈMonday  1. Monday, 19 October 1987, the day on which share prices on the stock exchange suddenly fell by a large amount, and many people lost a lot of money2. Monday, 28 October 1929, the day on which share prices on the Stock Exchange suddenly fell by a large amount, leading to the Great Depression of the 1930sFrom Longman Business DictionaryBlack MondayˌBlack ˈMonday noun [uncountable]1FINANCEMonday October 28,1929, when prices on the New York Stock Exchange fell by a very large amount during the wall street crash2Monday October 19,1987, when prices fell by a very large amount on the New York Stock Exchange, and on other stock markets around the world3any Monday when something bad happens
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Black Monday
ˌBlack ˈMonday
1. Monday, 19 October 1987, the day on which share prices on the stock exchange suddenly fell by a large amount, and many people lost a lot of money
2. Monday, 28 October 1929, the day on which share prices on the Stock Exchange suddenly fell by a large amount, leading to the Great Depression of the 1930s