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单词 overreaching
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overreaching


o·ver·reach

O0189800 (ō′vər-rēch′)v. o·ver·reached, o·ver·reach·ing, o·ver·reach·es v.tr.1. To reach or extend over or beyond.2. To miss by reaching too far or attempting too much: overreach a goal.3. To defeat (oneself) by going too far or by doing or trying to gain too much.4. To get the better of, especially by deceitful cleverness; outwit.v.intr.1. To reach or go too far.2. To overreach oneself.3. To outwit or cheat others.4. To strike the front part of a hind foot against the rear or side part of a forefoot or foreleg on the same side of the body. Used of a horse.
o′ver·reach′ n.o′ver·reach′er n.
Thesaurus
Adj.1.overreaching - revealing excessive self-confidence; reaching for the heights; "vaulting ambition"vaultingbold - fearless and daring; "bold settlers on some foreign shore"; "a bold speech"; "a bold adventure"

Overreaching


Overreaching

Exploiting a situation through Fraud or Unconscionable conduct.

Overreaching


Overreaching

Used in the context of general equities. Creating artificial volume in a stock through activity not generated by normal/natural buyers and sellers in the market.

Overreaching

1. The process by which ownership of one asset is changed into ownership of another asset. For example, one may own a car and then sell it. Afterward, one owns the cash from the sale. The process by which this occurs is called overreaching.

2. The act of buying and/or selling a security repeatedly such that the trading volume goes to an artificially high level. If one overreaches as part of a price manipulation scheme, it is illegal.

overreaching


  • adj

Synonyms for overreaching

adj revealing excessive self-confidence

Synonyms

  • vaulting

Related Words

  • bold
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