26984 words

riser

6 definitions • 5 examples
1
a person who usually gets out of bed early/late in the morning:

Examples:

Even as a teenager, I was an early riser.
2
the vertical part of a step
3
a group of steps on which people sit or stand to see or be seen better:

Examples:

We stood on risers for the whole ceremony.
4
something such as a share price or currency whose value has gone up during a particular period:

Examples:

Old Mutual , the financial services group, was the biggest riser in the FTSE 100.
5
a person who typically gets out of bed at a certain time:

Examples:

Paul is an early riser (= gets out of bed early in the morning).
6
a share that has gone up in price on a particular day of trading:

Examples:

The day's sharpest riser was British Borneo, which put on 33p to 320p.

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