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DictionarySeeaxeaxe to grind
an axe to grind1. A complaint or dispute that one feels compelled to discuss. I think the boss has a bit of an axe to grind with you over the way the account was handled.2. A personal motivation or selfish reason for saying or doing something. It was boy's-club attitudes like yours that made my time at school a living hell, so yeah, I have a bit of an axe to grind. I don't have an axe to grind here—I just want to know the truth.See also: axe, grind axe to grind A selfish or ulterior aim: He claimed to be disinterested, but I knew he had an axe to grind.See also: axe, grindAxe to grind
Axe to grindUsed in context of general equities. Involvement in a security, whether through a position, order, or inquiry.Axe to GrindIn equities, an interest an investor has in a stock. An investor has an axe to grind if he/she owns, has sold short, has ordered, or has inquired about taking a position in a stock. |