Dow (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

verb (used without object), dowed or dought [dout], /daʊt/, dow·ing.Scot. and North England.
  1. to be able.
  2. to thrive; prosper; do well.
noun
  1. a shortened form of Dow Jones average: The Dow is up nearly 8,400 points from its record low on February 12.The 7 percent drop in the Dow Jones was a harbinger of the precipice on which the economy was then hanging.
noun
  1. U.S. journalist and publisher: a founder of Dow Jones company.
  2. Dou, Gerard.
  3. U.S. chemist, inventor, and industrialist.
abbreviation
  1. dowager.
noun
  1. See Dou
Dow (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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