spike
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
JPMorgan was also seeking more protection in the event the card delinquencies spiked or performance deteriorated in the period after the banks signed the contract.
In New Jersey, rates for residents spiked by about 2% in June.
The company is working with the Rothschild and Lariboisiere hospitals in Paris to try to better understand the links between these brain "spikes" and Alzheimer's disease, which have been raised in scientific papers.
From Barron's
“There are scenarios where the bond market says, ‘Oh my gosh, we’re going to see much higher inflation, and there’s a bond sell-off and a spike in long-term rates,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times
Yet even then, a “partial squeeze” spiked prices as ship owners refused cargos, he said.
From MarketWatch
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
