Canadian English Meaning of pyramid
Pyramid
Other Canadian English words related to Pyramid
Nearest Words of pyramid
- pyralis => pyralid moth
- pyralididae => Pyralids
- pyralidae => Pyralids
- pyralid moth => Pyralid moth
- pyralid => snout moths
- pyracantha => Firethorn
- pyracanth => Firethorn
- pyotr tchaikovsky => Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
- pyotr ilych tchaikovsky => Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
- pyotr alexeyevich kropotkin => Pyotr Alexeyevich Kropotkin
- pyramid bugle => Pyramide bugle
- pyramid plant => Pyramid plant
- pyramid scheme => Pyramid scheme
- pyramidal => Pyramidal
- pyramidal bone => Pyramidal bone
- pyramidal motor system => Pyramidal motor system
- pyramidal tent => Pyramid tent
- pyramidal tract => Pyramidal tract
- pyramidic => pyramidal
- pyramidical => pyramidal
Definitions and Meaning of pyramid in English
pyramid (n)
a polyhedron having a polygonal base and triangular sides with a common vertex
(stock market) a series of transactions in which the speculator increases his holdings by using the rising market value of those holdings as margin for further purchases
a massive monument with a square base and four triangular sides; begun by Cheops around 2700 BC as royal tombs in ancient Egypt
pyramid (v)
enlarge one's holdings on an exchange on a continued rise by using paper profits as margin to buy additional amounts
use or deal in (as of stock or commercial transaction) in a pyramid deal
arrange or build up as if on the base of a pyramid
increase rapidly and progressively step by step on a broad base
pyramid (v. i.)
To enlarge one's holding or interest in a series of operations on a continued rise or decline by using the profits to buy or sell additional amounts on a margin, as where one buys on a 10% margin 100 shares of stock quoted at 100, holds it till it rises to 105, and then uses the paper profit to buy 50 shares more, etc. The series of operations constitutes a pyramid.
pyramid (v. t.)
To use, or to deal in, in a pyramiding transaction. See Pyramid, v. i.
pyramid (n.)
The series of operations involved in pyramiding. See Pyramid, v. i.
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Pyramid
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pyralis => pyralid moth, pyralididae => Pyralids, pyralidae => Pyralids, pyralid moth => Pyralid moth, pyralid => snout moths,
