# catch a falling knife

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To buy a financial instrument whose price is falling rapidly.
2. To buy a financial instrument with the unconfirmed assumption that its price will reverse.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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