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fluctuate

US /ˈflʌktʃueɪt/

verb Target · B2 Tài chính & ngân sách Kinh doanh chung

Definition

cause to fluctuate or move in a wavelike pattern

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

Fuel prices continued to fluctuate significantly throughout the entire summer season.

Word Family

NounNoun
fluctuation
VerbVerb
fluctuate gốc
AdjectiveAdj
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AdverbAdv
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Synonyms

  • varybecome different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence
  • swinga state of steady vigorous action that is characteristic of an activity

Collocations

  • Easy fluctuate wildly
    to fluctuate wildly, meaning to cause to fluctuate or move in a wavelike pattern
  • Medium prices fluctuate with demand
    to prices fluctuate with demand, meaning to determine the price of
  • Hard exchange rates fluctuate unpredictably
    to exchange rates fluctuate unpredictably, meaning to give to, and receive from, one another
  • Very Hard commodities fluctuate within tight bands
    describing commodities fluctuate within tight bands (articles of commerce)

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