bellwethers

English - Turkish

Definition of bellwethers in English Turkish dictionary
bellwether: {i} çete başı
bellwether: {i} önder
bellwether: {i} çıngıraklı koç
bellwether: {i} kösemen
bellwether: ne yaptığını bilmeyen bir topluluga önderlik eden kimse
bellwether: boynunda çan asılı olan koç
bellwether: boynunda çan asılı koç

English - English

Definition of bellwethers in English English dictionary: plural of bellwether
bellwether: A stock or bond that is widely believed to be an indicator of the overall market's condition
bellwether: A stock whose performance is indicative of the overall market direction
bellwether: {i} male sheep that leads a flock (usually wears a bell); leader (Slang); talker, chatterer; stock or bond that is an indicator of the entire market's condition (Finance)
bellwether: Tradionally the sheep (with a bell on its neck) that led the flock Now used to describe a closely followed stock that, er, leads the flock
bellwether: a stock on the market that tells you which direction the market is going in or is likely to go in Comes from the concept of the leading sheep in a flock, the one that wears the bell
bellwether: If you describe something as a bellwether, you mean that it is an indication of the way a situation is changing. For decades the company was the bellwether of the British economy IBM is considered the bellwether stock on Wall Street
bellwether: A leading indicator of trends A bellwether stock is a stock which is used to gauge the performance of the market in general General Motors is an example of bellwether stock in the past Hence the saying "What's good for GM is good for America"
bellwether: sheep that leads the herd often wearing a bell
bellwether: A wether, or sheep, which leads the flock, with a bell on his neck
bellwether: An established stock market leader IBM, Microsoft, and General Motors are stocks commonly referred to as bellwethers
bellwether: someone who assumes leadership of a movement or activity
bellwether: Hence: A leader
bellwether: sheep that leads the herd often wearing a bell someone who assumes leadership of a movement or activity
bellwether: The leading sheep of a flock, having a bell hung round its neck
bellwether: Anything that indicates future trends
bellwether: A stock or bond that is widely believed to be an indicator of the overall markets condition