to buy shares

  • 11buy-and-hold — UK US adjective [before noun] ► STOCK MARKET used to describe the activity of investing in something and then keeping it for a period of time: »A buy and hold strategy may suit some investors, others prefer to buy and sell their shares more often …

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  • 12buy-back — buy backs N COUNT A buy back is a situation in which a company buys shares back from its investors. [BUSINESS] ...a share buy back scheme... The company announced an extensive stock buy back program …

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  • 13buy up — buy all of a product or all the shares in a company    At closing time, Abe comes in and buys up the last shares …

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  • 14Buy — To purchase an asset; taking a long position. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * ▪ I. buy buy 1 [baɪ] verb bought PTandPP [bɔt ǁ bɒːt] [transitive] 1 …

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  • 15buy — To purchase an asset; taking a long position. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary bid (or buy) An offer to buy a specific quantity of a commodity at a stated price. The price that the market participants are willing to pay. Chicago Mercantile Exchange …

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  • 16buy-in — ˈbīˌin noun ( s) Etymology: buy in : the act or process of buying in especially to cover a short on a stock or commodity exchange * * * /buy in /, n. 1. an act or instance of buying in. 2. the deliberate submission of a false bid, too low to be… …

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  • 17Buy To Cover — A buy order made on a stock or other listed security that closes out an existing short position. A short sale involves selling shares of a company that one does not own, as the shares are borrowed and need to be repayed at some point. This order …

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  • 18buy — [c]/baɪ / (say buy) verb (bought /bɔt/ (say bawt), buying) –verb (t) 1. to acquire the possession of, or the right to, by paying an equivalent, especially in money. 2. to acquire by giving any kind of recompense: to buy favour with flattery. 3.… …

  • 19buy order — An order to a broker to purchase a specific quantity of a security. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * buy order buy order ➔ order1 * * * buy order UK US noun [C] (also buying order) …

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  • 20buy — buy1 [ baı ] (past tense and past participle bought [ bɔt ] ) verb *** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to get something by paying money for it: I need to buy some new clothes. Now you can buy and sell shares on the Internet. Tickets can be bought …

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