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Bear, a cant term used in the Stock Exchange to denote one who has sold stocks or share he does not possess in the hope of purchasing them at a lower price before the time arrives for completion of his contract by delivery of the stock. A 'Bear' is therefore one who sells for a fall in price as contrasted with a 'Bull' (q.v.), who buys for a rise in price.