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| stock option |
a right to buy or sell a certain amount of stock in a company within a specific period of time at a specific price. |
| straddle |
a pair of options, one to buy and one to sell a specified quantity of stock, or a commodity or financial future, at a specified price for a specified period of time. [1/8 definitions] |
| trade |
to buy and sell. [1/11 definitions] |
| underbuy |
to buy at less than the actual value. [3 definitions] |
| window-shop |
to pass time by looking at merchandise displayed in store windows, usu. without any intention to buy or to buy at that time. |
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