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Bearing

/ˈbɛə̯ɹɪŋ/

To endeavour to depress the price of, or prices in.

📖 Definitions of "Bearing"

verb

1
To endeavour to depress the price of, or prices in.
"to bear a railroad stock"

verb

1
To carry or convey, literally or figuratively.
"Judging from the look on his face, he wasn't bearing good news."
2
To support, sustain, or endure.
3
To support, keep up, or maintain.
4
To press or impinge upon.

adjective

1
(in combination) That bears (some specified thing).
"a gift-bearing visitor"
2
Of a beam, column, or other device, carrying weight or load.
"That's a bearing wall."

11 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
chargenoun	The amount of money levied for a service.
presencenoun	The fact or condition of being present, or of being within sight or call, or at hand.
posturenoun	The way a person holds and positions their body.
comportmentnoun	The manner in which one behaves or conducts oneself.
carriagenoun	(now uncommon) The act of conveying; carrying.
productive	Capable of producing something, especially in abundance; fertile.
headingnoun	The title or topic of a document, article, chapter, or of a section thereof.
armorial bearingnoun	(heraldry) Heraldry that consists of a design or image depicted on a shield.
heraldic bearingnoun	heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a shield
aimnoun	Intention or goal.
miennoun	(countable, uncountable) Demeanor; facial expression or attitude, especially one which is intended by its bearer.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
supportingnoun	That supports.
posturenoun	The way a person holds and positions their body.
comportmentnoun	The manner in which one behaves or conducts oneself.
chargenoun	The amount of money levied for a service.
miennoun	(countable, uncountable) Demeanor; facial expression or attitude, especially one which is intended by its bearer.
presencenoun	The fact or condition of being present, or of being within sight or call, or at hand.
aimnoun	Intention or goal.
load-bearingnoun	(chiefly construction and civil engineering) Able to support a load.
headingnoun	The title or topic of a document, article, chapter, or of a section thereof.
carriagenoun	(now uncommon) The act of conveying; carrying.
productive	Capable of producing something, especially in abundance; fertile.
armorial bearingnoun	(heraldry) Heraldry that consists of a design or image depicted on a shield.
heraldic bearingnoun	heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a shield
bearernoun	One who, or that which, bears, sustains, or carries.
liftverb	(ambitransitive) To raise or rise.
containingnoun	(in the plural) contents
raisingnoun	Nurturing; cultivation; providing sustenance and protection for a living thing from conception to maturity.
related	Standing in relation or connection.
maintainingnoun	The act of doing maintenance.
bringingnoun	The act by which something is brought.