26984 words

stag

7 definitions • 2 examples
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a person who buys shares in a company that is being sold to the public with the intention of selling them immediately for profit
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a man who is going to get married soon, when he is at a stag party (= a party with only men to celebrate this)
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to buy shares in a company that is being sold to the public with the intention of selling them immediately for profit
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someone who buys shares in a company when it is first sold to the public and sells them as soon as the share price goes up to make a quick profit:

Examples:

No one had expected the share offer to be a high stag stock.
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to buy shares in a company when it is first sold to the public and then sell the shares as soon as the price goes up to make a quick profit:

Examples:

There will be the usual scramble as private investors try to stag the new issue and sell at a profit.

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