stockjobbing

stockjobbing
noun /ˈstɒkdʒɒbɪŋ/
Making markets in equity securities; dealing in stocks and shares.

poor Kendall had a hard time of it to stop them at last, as Amos will to stop the mouths of the people about his stockjobbing.

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  • Stockjobbing — Stock job bing, n. The act or art of dealing in stocks; the business of a stockjobber. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • stockjobbing — noun Date: 1692 speculative exchange dealings …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • stockjobbing — See stockjobber. * * * …   Universalium

  • stockjobbing — Synonyms and related words: agiotage, arbitrage, brokerage, buying in, equity capital, flier, flutter, jobbing, legal bucketing, liquidation, plunge, profit taking, round trade, scalping, speculation, spot sale, stockbrokerage, stockbroking,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • stockjobbing — n. buying and selling of stocks …   English contemporary dictionary

  • stockjobbing — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun ( s) Etymology: stock (I) + jobbing : the business of a stockjobber : the buying and selling of stocks : dealing in securities often on a speculative basis * * * stockˈjobbing noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • Agiotage — Ag i*o*tage, n. [F. agiotage, fr. agioter to practice stockjobbing, fr. agio.] Exchange business; also, stockjobbing; the maneuvers of speculators to raise or lower the price of stocks or public funds. [1913 Webster] Vanity and agiotage are to a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Delusion — De*lu sion . [L. delusio, fr. deludere. See {Delude}.] 1. The act of deluding; deception; a misleading of the mind. Pope. [1913 Webster] 2. The state of being deluded or misled. [1913 Webster] 3. That which is falsely or delusively believed or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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