movement
noun
uk/ˈmuːvmənt/ us [ C ] FINANCE, STOCK MARKET
a change in a number, price, etc. for example on a financial market:
movements in sth Short-term movements in currency are difficult to predict.
This stock market report discusses the latest trends and reasons behind share price movements.
[ C ] POLITICS
an organized group of people who work together to achieve or oppose something:
She's been in the environmental movement for 35 years.
the labour/labor/(trade) union movement
the civil-rights/women's movement
[ C or U ] TRANSPORT
the process of moving or being transported from one place to another:
the company's movement of jobs abroad
We want to remove restrictions on trade and movements of capital.
Under European law product safety takes precedence over freedom of movement for the product.
[ S ]
the process of changing from one particular system, activity, etc. to another:
a movement to/towards/from sth The movement toward free trade lies at the heart of globalization.
See also
capital movement
currency movement
free movement
mass movement