verb · formal
plummet
/ˈplʌmɪt/PLUM·met
task1
to fall steeply and quickly
Examples
“Share prices plummeted after the announcement.”
“Visitor numbers plummeted by 40% during the lockdown.”
“Oil prices plummeted to a five‑year low.”
Band 8 sentence
“Following the contagion fears, tourism revenue plummeted by over 60% within two months.”
Collocations
- plummet to / plummet by
- plummet sharply
Word family
plummet verbplummet noun (rare)plummeting verb/gerund
Common mistakes
fall down→plummet
plumed→plummeted
Say it for a higher band
5drop→6fall sharply→7+plummet
Synonyms
plunge
drop dramatically
Easily confused
plunge
“The temperature plunged overnight.”
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