sophisticated (verb)
111Ockham’s world and future — Arthur Gibson PHILOSOPHICAL BIOGRAPHY Ockham was born in about 1285, certainly before 1290, probably in the village of Ockham, Surrey, near London. If his epitaph is accurate, he died on 10 April 1347. Yet Conrad of Megenberg, when writing to… …
112Hedging — A strategy designed to reduce investment risk using call options, put options, short selling, or futures contracts. A hedge can help lock in existing profits. Its purpose is to reduce the volatility of a portfolio, by reducing the risk of loss.… …
113Yield — The percentage rate of return paid on a stock in the form of dividends, or the effective rate of interest paid on a bond or note. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * ▪ I. yield yield 1 [jiːld] noun 1. [countable, uncountable] FINANCE the… …
114hedging — The practice of offsetting the price risk inherent in any cash market position by taking an equal but opposite position in the futures market. Hedgers use the futures markets to protect their business from adverse price changes. Selling ( Short)… …
115yield — A measure of the annual return on an investment. Chicago Board of Trade glossary 1) The production of a piece of land; e.g., his land yielded 100 bushels per acre. 2) The return provided by an investment; for example, if the return on an… …
116build — [bɪld] verb built PTandPP [bɪlt] [transitive] 1. MANUFACTURING to make or put together large things such as buildings, cars, ships, roads etc: • New offices are being built on the site. • No new ships are being built at the yard now …
117hacking — hack hack 1 [hæk] also hack into verb [transitive] COMPUTING to secretly reach information on someone else s computer system so that you can look at, use, or change it: • The police are investigating a series of computer crimes involving people… …
118computer — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ fast, high speed, powerful ▪ sophisticated, state of the art ▪ desktop, hand held, laptop, mobile …
119consumer — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, great, heavy, large ▪ We are the biggest consumers of tropical hardwoods after Japan. ▪ average, ordinary ▪ …
120device — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ clever, ingenious ▪ labour saving/labor saving, useful ▪ complex, sophisticated ▪ simple …
