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  • 11Lock Period — A number of days, often 30 or 60, during which the interest rate promised on a pending mortgage loan cannot be changed. Because mortgage interest rates can fluctuate while you are shopping for a home, borrowers who are waiting to close on a home… …

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  • 12lock sth away — UK US lock sth away Phrasal Verb with lock({{}}/lɒk/ verb INFORMAL ► to put money in a place where it is not available to you for a long period: lock sth away for 5 years/20 years, etc. »We asked three financial advisers what they would recommend …

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  • 13lock in sth — UK US lock in sth Phrasal Verb with lock({{}}/lɒk/ verb ► to get and keep an advantage such as a low price for something: »People are rushing to purchase homes and lock in affordable mortgage rates before they increase. ● be locked in a… …

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  • 14lock sb into sth — UK US lock sb into sth Phrasal Verb with lock({{}}/lɒk/ verb ► to prevent a person or organization from leaving a legal or financial agreement: »The gas company is locked into long term supply contracts. »Be careful not to lock yourself into a… …

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  • 15lock sb out of sth — UK US lock sb out of sth Phrasal Verb with lock({{}}/lɒk/ verb ► to prevent a person or organization from having a particular advantage, such as a low price for something: »The company risks being locked out of China s booming car market. »Earn… …

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  • 16Lock picking — is the act of unlocking a lock by analyzing and manipulating the components of the lock device, without the original key. Although lock picking can be associated with criminal intent, it is an essential skill for a locksmith. Lock picking is the… …

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  • 17Lock bumping — is a lock picking technique for opening a pin tumbler lock using a specially crafted bump key . One bump key will work for all locks of the same type.HistoryIn the 1970s, locksmiths in Denmark shared a technique for knocking on a lock cylinder… …

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  • 18Lock, Shock, and Barrel — are fictional characters in the animated movie The Nightmare Before Christmas . Introduced as Oogie Boogie s not so loyal little henchmen (possibly against their will), all three are trick or treaters, with faces similar to their masks (e.g.… …

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  • 19Lock — Lock, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Locked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Locking}.] 1. To fasten with a lock, or as with a lock; to make fast; to prevent free movement of; as, to lock a door, a carriage wheel, a river, etc. [1913 Webster] 2. To prevent ingress or… …

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  • 20lock — lock1 [läk] n. [ME < OE loc, a bolt, bar, enclosure, prison, akin to Ger loch, a hole, ON lok, a lid, prob. < IE base * leug , to bend > Gr lygos, supple twig, L luctȧri, to struggle] 1. a mechanical device furnished with a bolt and,… …

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