interest in something

  • 71Open interest — The total number of derivative contracts traded that not yet been liquidated either by an offsetting derivative transaction or by delivery. Related: liquidation * * * open interest ˌopen ˈinterest noun [uncountable] FINANCE in futures (= buying a …

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  • 72legal interest — UK US noun [C] LAW, PROPERTY ► the right to own all or part of something: a legal interest in sth »The trustee has a legal interest in the property. → Compare BENEFICIAL INTEREST(Cf. ↑beneficial interest) …

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  • 73admission against interest — An admission against interest is an exception to the hearsay rule which allows someone to testify to a statement by another person that reveals something incriminating, embarassing, or otherwise damaging to the maker of the statement. Category:… …

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  • 74To have something on the stock — Stock Stock (st[o^]k), n. [AS. stocc a stock, trunk, stick; akin to D. stok, G. stock, OHG. stoc, Icel. stokkr, Sw. stock, Dan. stok, and AS. stycce a piece; cf. Skr. tuj to urge, thrust. Cf. {Stokker}, {Stucco}, and {Tuck} a rapier.] 1. The stem …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 75stave off something — stave off (something) to keep something away or keep something from happening. The Federal Reserve lowered interest rates to boost the economy and stave off a recession. Death is natural and inevitable we can t stave it off forever. Related… …

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  • 76Life interest — Life Life (l[imac]f), n.; pl. {Lives} (l[imac]vz). [AS. l[imac]f; akin to D. lijf body, G. leib body, MHG. l[imac]p life, body, OHG. l[imac]b life, Icel. l[imac]f, life, body, Sw. lif, Dan. liv, and E. live, v. [root]119. See {Live}, and cf.… …

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  • 77Special Kind of Something - The Best of Kavana — Infobox Album | Name = Special Kind Of Something The Best Of Kavana Type = Compilation Album Artist = Kavana Released = July 23, 2007 Recorded = 1996–1999 Genre = Pop Label = EMI Gold Last album = Instinct (1999) This album = Special Kind Of… …

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  • 78jack up something — jack up (something) to increase something steeply. Credit card companies have jacked up interest rates on most of their accounts. The company decided to jack up the amount of protein in its animal feed. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of… …

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  • 79contracts of mutual interest — Mutual interest, mixed, etc. Contracts of mutual interest are such as are entered into for the reciprocal interest and utility of each of the parties; as sales, exchange, partnership, and the like. Mixed contracts are those by which one of the… …

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  • 80contracts of mutual interest — Mutual interest, mixed, etc. Contracts of mutual interest are such as are entered into for the reciprocal interest and utility of each of the parties; as sales, exchange, partnership, and the like. Mixed contracts are those by which one of the… …

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