| 释义 |
taplet, n. Finance slang.|ˈtæplɪt|
[f. tap n.1 (see sense 1 e) + -let.]
A moderately-sized issue of stock, smaller than a tap issue; a limited issue of tap stock.
1982Times 19 May 15/1 The Government yesterday issued {pstlg}600m of additional gilt-edged stock... The issue, the first since the Falklands crisis began, consists of three {pstlg}200m ‘taplets’ of existing stock. 1986J. Bruce-Gardyne Ministers & Mandarins vi. 102 What about a smart new issue from the DNS?.. An indexed gilt? A string of ‘taplets’? 1988Financial Times 24 Oct. i. 34/6 As the market should know by now, the Bank is shock-averse. Friday's 200 m Pounds..index-linked taplet demonstrates this. |