Small Fall

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
SF
Pronunciation
/smɔl fɔl/
Category
Academic & Science
Related Field
Meteorology

Examples in Context

  1. When markets are in peril, a small fall in asset values can wipe shareholders out.
  2. The world still has enough proven oil reserves to provide 40 years of consumption at current rates, in spite of a small fall last year, according to the BP statistical review of world energy.
  3. While there has been a small fall in the application rate among English students ( somewhat different rules apply in devolved Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland ), the drop was sharper among those from wealthier areas.
  4. Barclays is forecasting a drop of 4.7 per cent in industrial demand this year, a decline of 4.2 per cent in photographic demand and a small fall of 0.4 per cent in jewellery demand.
  5. They will probably experience only a small fall in their relative share now, hardly a strong incentive to correct their mistakes.

Other meanings of SF