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Definition flash crash in British English

flash crash noun

noun
1

a very quick, deep, and unstable fall in securities prices in a very short period of time

Example

Navinder Singh Sarao faces extradition to the US over claims he helped cause the 2010 Wall Street 'flash crash'.

Definition flash crash in British English