Learner’s Word of the Day =>Rally

An English Language
Learner’s Word of the Day

=>Rally   

 

Function: noun [count]

Plural: rallies

Meanings:
1 : a public meeting to support or oppose someone or something
Examples:
<a political rally>
<Supporters held a rally for the candidate.>
<Protesters staged an antiwar rally.>
<a youth rally [=a public meeting for teenagers and young adults]>

2 finance : an increase in price or value after a decrease in price or value
Example:
<Stock prices are up after the dollar'srally yesterday.>

3 sports : an occurrence in which a team or player that has been behind or playing badly begins to play well
Example:
<The team's late-game rally [=comeback] helped them win the game.>

4 sports : a continuous series of hits back and forth between players in tennis or a similar game
Example:
<She ended the rally with a hard overhand shot to the far corner.>

5 : a car race that is usually held on public roads
Examples:
<a road rally>
<a professional rally driver>

Learn about rally as a verb.