| Pyramid (pyramid) |
|---|
| n. | (?) |
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| Pyr"a*mid |
| [L. pyramis,
-idis, fr. Gr. (?), (?), of Egyptian origin: cf. F.
pyramide.]
|
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.
A solid figure contained by
a plane rectilineal figure as base and several triangles which have a
common vertex and whose bases are sides of the base.
The game of
pool in which the balls are placed in the form of a triangle at
spot.
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| Pyramid (pyramid) |
|---|
| v. i. | (?) |
|---|
| Pyr"a*mid |
| (Speculation) |
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.
|
| Pyramid (pyramid) |
|---|
| v. t. | |
|---|
| Pyr"a*mid |
|
To use, or to deal in, in a pyramiding transaction. See
Pyramid, v. i.
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| Pyramid (pyramid) |
|---|
| n. | |
|---|
| Pyr"a*mid |
|
The series of operations involved in pyramiding. See
Pyramid, v. i.
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