brisk trade

  • 1brisk — [brısk] adj [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Probably from French brusque; BRUSQUE] 1.) quick and full of energy ▪ a brisk walk ▪ They set off at a brisk pace . 2.) quick, practical and showing that you want to get things done quickly ▪ Her tone of… …

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  • 2brisk — [[t]brɪ̱sk[/t]] brisker, briskest 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n A brisk activity or action is done quickly and in an energetic way. Taking a brisk walk can often induce a feeling of well being... The horse broke into a brisk trot. Syn: energetic… …

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  • 3Trade — A verbal (or electronic) transaction involving one party buying a security from another party. Once a trade is consummated, it is considered done or final. Settlement occurs 1 5 business days later. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * ▪ I …

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  • 4trade — An oral (or electronic) transaction involving one party buying a security from another party. Once a trade is consummated, it is considered done or final. settlement occurs 1 5 business days later. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary A trade is a deal …

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  • 5brisk — 01. The boys went for a [brisk] run around the arena in order to warm up before their hockey game. 02. The horse broke into a [brisk] trot as it made its way around the track. 03. There was a [brisk] trade in company stocks following the… …

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  • 6brisk — adj. & v. adj. 1 quick, lively, keen (a brisk pace; brisk trade). 2 enlivening (a brisk wind). v.tr. & intr. (often foll. by up) make or grow brisk. Derivatives: brisken v.tr. & intr. briskly adv. briskness n. Etymology: prob. F brusque BRUSQUE …

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  • 7trade — tradable, tradeable, adj. tradeless, adj. /trayd/, n., v., traded, trading, adj. n. 1. the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries: domestic trade; foreign …

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  • 8trade — /treɪd / (say trayd) noun 1. the buying and selling, or exchanging, of commodities, either by wholesale or by retail, within a country or between countries: domestic trade; foreign trade. 2. a purchase, sale, or exchange. 3. a form of occupation… …

  • 9trade — I n. commerce, business 1) to carry on, conduct, engage in trade 2) to build up, develop, drum up, promote; lose trade 3) to restrain, restrict trade 4) (a) brisk, lively trade (they built up a lively trade) 5) fair trade 6) domestic; export;… …

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  • 10brisk — adjective 1 quick and full of energy: a brisk walk 2 quick, practical and showing that you want to get things done quickly: She spoke in a brisk tone. 3 trade or business that is brisk is very busy, with a lot of products being sold 4 weather… …

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