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  • 61buy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. procure, purchase. Ant., sell. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. value, good deal, bargain, steal*; see bargain 2 . v. 1. [To acquire by purchase] Syn. purchase, acquire, get, pay for, bargain for, barter for,… …

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  • 62off-the-shelf — adjective (especially of clothing) made in standard sizes and available from merchandise in stock a ready made jacket ready to wear clothes • Syn: ↑off the rack, ↑off the peg, ↑ready to wear • Similar to: ↑ready made …

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  • 63off-the-rack — adjective (especially of clothing) made in standard sizes and available from merchandise in stock a ready made jacket ready to wear clothes • Syn: ↑off the shelf, ↑off the peg, ↑ready to wear • Similar to: ↑ready made …

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  • 64off — 1. adverb /ɒf,ɔf,ɑf/ a) In a direction away from the speaker or object. He drove off in a cloud of smoke. b) Into a state of non operation; into a state of non existence. The book fell off the table. Syn …

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  • 65Buy And Homework — A buzz word coined by Jim Cramer based on the idea that buy and hold is a losing strategy. Cramer s buy and homework strategy is to spend at least one hour a week researching each stock in your portfolio. The research the buy and homework… …

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  • 66off the shelf — available to buy without being ordered or designed for a particular customer The company could have a software accounting package tailor made, or buy one off the shelf …

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  • 67Off White — For the color, see Off white. Off White Studio album by James White and the Blacks …

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  • 68Off hand — Hand Hand (h[a^]nd), n. [AS. hand, hond; akin to D., G., & Sw. hand, OHG. hant, Dan. haand, Icel. h[ o]nd, Goth. handus, and perh. to Goth. hin[thorn]an to seize (in comp.). Cf. {Hunt}.] 1. That part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in …

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  • 69Off one's hands — Hand Hand (h[a^]nd), n. [AS. hand, hond; akin to D., G., & Sw. hand, OHG. hant, Dan. haand, Icel. h[ o]nd, Goth. handus, and perh. to Goth. hin[thorn]an to seize (in comp.). Cf. {Hunt}.] 1. That part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in …

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  • 70Off-Floor Order — An investor’s directive to buy or sell securities when that directive is given to a broker, not to a trader working on the trading floor of an exchange. Exchange rules require off floor orders, which are made on behalf of customers, to be… …

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