Grammar fix
plummet
fall very sharply
To fall very quickly and by a very large amount in price, value or level.
How oftenCommon
LevelC1
Used inSpeech & writing
Hear it in context
Notice where the phrase sounds natural.
The company's share price plummeted after the disappointing results were announced.
I bought a few shares in a tech company once, and the price plummeted the very next week, so I haven't touched the stock market since.
Fix the pattern
One small grammar move makes it sound right.
Not: The company's share price plummeted with 40 per cent.
Say: The company's share price plummeted by 40 per cent.
Use 'plummet by' to describe the size of the fall.
Don't confuse it
Other ways to say it
Prices or numbers go lower
How large a fallSmallVery large
dipA small fall, often temporary, in prices or other figures.come downAn everyday choice for prices or levels becoming lower.
plummetYou're here · Emphasises a very large and rapid fall.