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doc Definition of pyramid
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    noun
  • a polyhedron having a polygonal base and triangular sides with a common vertex
  • source: WordNet 3.0
  • (stock market) a series of transactions in which the speculator increases his holdings by using the rising market value of those holdings as margin for further purchases
  • source: WordNet 3.0
  • a massive monument with a square base and four triangular sides; begun by Cheops around 2700 BC as royal tombs in ancient Egypt
  • source: WordNet 3.0
  • A solid body standing on a triangular, square, or polygonal base, and terminating in a point at the top; especially, a structure or edifice of this shape.
  • source: Webster 1913
  • The series of operations involved in pyramiding. See Pyramid, v. i.
  • source: Webster 1913
    verb
  • enlarge one's holdings on an exchange on a continued rise by using paper profits as margin to buy additional amounts
  • source: WordNet 3.0
  • use or deal in (as of stock or commercial transaction) in a pyramid deal
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  • arrange or build up as if on the base of a pyramid
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  • increase rapidly and progressively step by step on a broad base
  • source: WordNet 3.0
  • To enlarge one's holding or interest in a series of operations on a continued rise or decline by using the profits to buy or sell additional amounts on a margin, as where one buys on a 10% margin 100 shares of stock quoted at 100, holds it till it rises to 105, and then uses the paper profit to buy 50 shares more, etc. The series of operations constitutes a pyramid.
  • source: Webster 1913
  • To use, or to deal in, in a pyramiding transaction. See Pyramid, v. i.
  • source: Webster 1913
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