英语词汇“book squaring”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

book squaring n. †(a) British Betting the action or practice of settling an account by paying out winnings or paying off a debt (obsolete); (b) Finance the action or activity (typically at the end of a fiscal period) of reducing exposure in a particular security, commodity, etc., to zero, by buying or selling stock.

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1824 St. James's Chron. 23 Sept. 4/5 Last year much was said respecting the favourite and the false start, which no doubt spoilt the best calculations. This year, too, all calculation has been of little avail, and book-squaring impossible.

1866 Sporting Gaz. 7 Apr. 256/1 He most obligingly read over the card, but as the transactions were not many, and those only of a book squaring nature, they were of little interest to your numerous readers, and not worth quoting.

1958 Times 1 Jan. 15/6 London, Dec. 31.—Merino futures were quiet in front of the new year, and to-day's business was mainly confined to book squaring.

1991 Sunday Mail (Queensland) (Nexis) 19 May Gold bullion remained quiet during late trading, with business restricted to routine end-week booksquaring operations.

2003 Financial Times 4 Oct. m24/1 The initial sell-off was attributed largely to book squaring prior to the end of the third quarter on Tuesday as jittery investors looked to lock in profits.

单词	book squaring
释义	> as lemmas book squaring book squaring n. †(a) British Betting the action or practice of settling an account by paying out winnings or paying off a debt (obsolete); (b) Finance the action or activity (typically at the end of a fiscal period) of reducing exposure in a particular security, commodity, etc., to zero, by buying or selling stock. ΚΠ 1824 St. James's Chron. 23 Sept. 4/5 Last year much was said respecting the favourite and the false start, which no doubt spoilt the best calculations. This year, too, all calculation has been of little avail, and book-squaring impossible. 1866 Sporting Gaz. 7 Apr. 256/1 He most obligingly read over the card, but as the transactions were not many, and those only of a book squaring nature, they were of little interest to your numerous readers, and not worth quoting. 1958 Times 1 Jan. 15/6 London, Dec. 31.—Merino futures were quiet in front of the new year, and to-day's business was mainly confined to book squaring. 1991 Sunday Mail (Queensland) (Nexis) 19 May Gold bullion remained quiet during late trading, with business restricted to routine end-week booksquaring operations. 2003 Financial Times 4 Oct. m24/1 The initial sell-off was attributed largely to book squaring prior to the end of the third quarter on Tuesday as jittery investors looked to lock in profits. extracted from bookn. < as lemmas
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