(American English, informal, business) (about the price of shares, bonds, etc.)
tank (n.) 1610s, "pool or lake for irrigation or drinking water," a word originally brought by the Portuguese from India, from a Hindi source, such as Gujarati tankh "cistern, underground reservoir for water," Marathi tanken, or tanka "reservoir of water, tank." You're offline. falling quickly: Technology stocks are doing well, but everything else is in the tank. See also: tank in the tank
But while “tank” by itself changed its meaning, the original form “in the tank” was apparently resuscitated in the early 1990s with the meaning of “biased in favor of” or “working in cahoots with.” President George H.W. Origin v10.4.74-2385-19b9aa11. To get access to all Origin features, please go online. Origin is in offline mode. A total of 27 women competed in the swimming events at these particular games, and their swimwear was deemed “immodest” by …
Tank Tops in the Olympic Games The introduction of women’s swimming into the Olympic Games came along in 1912, held in Stockholm, Sweden.