plum‧met /ˈplʌmət, ˈplʌmɪt/ (
also plummet down)
verb [intransitive][
Date: 1900-2000;
Origin: plummet 'metal weight on a plumb line' (14-21 centuries), from Old French plommet 'small ball of lead', from plomb; ⇒ plumb1]
1. to suddenly and quickly decrease in value or amount
Synonym : plungeplummet from something to something
Profits plummeted from £49 million to £11 million. House prices have plummeted down.2. to fall suddenly and quickly from a very high place
Synonym : plunge:
The plane plummeted towards the Earth. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲