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Definition of Pyramid
1. Verb. Enlarge one's holdings on an exchange on a continued rise by using paper profits as margin to buy additional amounts.
2. Noun. A polyhedron having a polygonal base and triangular sides with a common vertex.
3. Verb. Use or deal in (as of stock or commercial transaction) in a pyramid deal.
Generic synonyms: Deal, Sell, Trade
4. Noun. (stock market) a series of transactions in which the speculator increases his holdings by using the rising market value of those holdings as margin for further purchases.
Generic synonyms: Speculation, Venture
5. Verb. Arrange or build up as if on the base of a pyramid.
6. Noun. A massive monument with a square base and four triangular sides; begun by Cheops around 2700 BC as royal tombs in ancient Egypt.
Generic synonyms: Memorial, Monument
Group relationships: Seven Wonders Of The Ancient World, Seven Wonders Of The World
Derivative terms: Pyramidal, Pyramidical
7. Verb. Increase rapidly and progressively step by step on a broad base.
Definition of Pyramid
1. n. A solid body standing on a triangular, square, or polygonal base, and terminating in a point at the top; especially, a structure or edifice of this shape.
2. v. i. To enlarge one's holding or interest in a series of operations on a continued rise or decline by using the profits to buy or sell additional amounts on a margin, as where one buys on a 10% margin 100 shares of stock quoted at 100, holds it till it rises to 105, and then uses the paper profit to buy 50 shares more, etc. The series of operations constitutes a pyramid.
3. v. t. To use, or to deal in, in a pyramiding transaction. See Pyramid,
4. n. The series of operations involved in pyramiding. See Pyramid,
Definition of Pyramid
1. Noun. An ancient massive construction with a square or rectangular base and four triangular sides meeting in an apex, such as those built as tombs in Egypt or as bases for temples in Mesoamerica. ¹
2. Noun. A construction in the shape of a pyramid, usually with a square or rectangular base. ¹
3. Noun. (geometry) A solid with triangular lateral faces and a polygonal (often square or rectangular) base. ¹
4. Noun. A pyramid scheme. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Pyramid
1. to raise or increase by adding amounts gradually [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pyramid
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