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角錐,金字塔(使)成金字塔狀,(使)漸增,(使)上漲

資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Pyramid \Pyr"a*mid\, v. t. (Speculation)
   To use, or to deal in, in a pyramiding transaction. See
   {Pyramid}, v. i.

Pyramid \Pyr"a*mid\, n. (Speculation)
   The series of operations involved in pyramiding. See
   {Pyramid}, v. i.

Pyramid \Pyr"a*mid\, v. i. (Speculation)
   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.

Pyramid \Pyr"a*mid\, n. [L. pyramis, -idis, fr. Gr. ?, ?, of
   Egyptian origin: cf. F. pyramide.]
   1. 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.

   2. (Geom.) A solid figure contained by a plane rectilineal
      figure as base and several triangles which have a common
      vertex and whose bases are sides of the base.

   3. pl. (Billiards) The game of pool in which the balls are
      placed in the form of a triangle at spot. [Eng.]

資料來源 : WordNet®

pyramid
     v 1: enlarge one's holdings on an exchange on a continued rise by
          using paper profits as margin to buy additional amounts
     2: use or deal in (as of stock or commercial transaction) in a
        pyramid deal
     3: arrange or build up as if on the base of a pyramid
     4: increase rapidly and progressively step by step on a broad
        base

pyramid
     n 1: a polyhedron having a polygonal base and triangular sides
          with a common vertex
     2: (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
     3: a massive memorial with a square base and four triangular
        sides; built as royal tombs in ancient Egypt [syn: {Great
        Pyramid}]