to run debts

  • 1run — [run] vi. ran or Dial. run, run, running [altered (with vowel prob. infl. by pp.) < ME rinnen, rennen < ON & OE: ON rinna, to flow, run, renna, to cause to run (< Gmc * rannjan); OE rinnan, iornan: both < Gmc * renwo < IE base * er …

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  • 2Run — A run consists of a series of bid and offer quotes for different securities or maturities. Dealers give to and ask for runs from each other. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * ▪ I. run run 1 [rʌn] verb ran PASTTENSE [ræn] …

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  • 3run — A run consists of a series of bid and offer quotes for different securities or maturities ( maturity). dealers give and ask for runs from each other. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * ▪ I. run run 1 [rʌn] verb ran …

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  • 4run — 1 /rVn/ verb past tense ran past participle run present participle running MOVE QUICKLY ON FOOT 1 (I) to move quickly on foot by moving your legs more quickly than when you are walking: I had to run to catch the bus. | Two youths were killed when …

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  • 5run — runnable, adj. runnability, n. /run/, v., ran, run, running, n., adj. v.i. 1. to go quickly by moving the legs more rapidly than at a walk and in such a manner that for an instant in each step all or both feet are off the ground. 2. to move with… …

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  • 6run — I [[t]rʌn[/t]] v. ran, run, run•ning, n. adj. 1) to go quickly by moving the legs more rapidly than at a walk and in such a manner that for an instant in each step all or both feet are off the ground 2) to move or pass quickly 3) to depart… …

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  • 7run up — verb 1. pile up (debts or scores) (Freq. 2) • Hypernyms: ↑roll up, ↑collect, ↑accumulate, ↑pile up, ↑amass, ↑compile, ↑hoard • …

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  • 8run up — 1) PHRASAL VERB If someone runs up bills or debts, they acquire them by buying a lot of things or borrowing money. [V P n (not pron)] He ran up a ₤1,400 bill at the Britannia Adelphi Hotel, saying the club would pay... [V P n (not pron)] Many ran …

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  • 9run into — verb 1. be beset by (Freq. 6) The project ran into numerous financial difficulties • Syn: ↑encounter • Hypernyms: ↑be • Verb Frames: Something s something …

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  • 10run into — 1) a car ran into his van Syn: collide with, hit, strike, crash into, smash into, plow into, ram, impact 2) I ran into Hugo the other day See run across 3) we ran into a problem …

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