wipeout

[wahyp-out] / ˈwaɪpˌaʊt /

NOUN

fall

Synonyms

STRONG

collapse crash destruction dive downfall drop spill tumble

WEAK

yard sale

Antonyms

STRONG

ascent increase rise success

Example Sentences

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The leverage some traders pile on to their bets can lead to a total wipeout in seconds.

From The Wall Street Journal

“But you’ve got to avoid the wipeouts and you’ve got to be positioned at all times for the next wave coming, and it’s a never-ending process,” he told MarketWatch in an interview on Monday.

From MarketWatch

For assets that many investors treat as protection, the speed and scale of the wipeout in gold and silver on Friday was unnerving.

From MarketWatch

But there were no crashes on a course that has a track record for some gruesome wipeouts and evacuation by helicopter.

From Barron's

But there were no crashes on a course that has a track record for some gruesome wipeouts and evacuation by helicopter, a boost ahead of the February 6-22 Milan-Cortina Olympics.

From Barron's