look back period n.— «The law discourages gifts to families and charities by increasing what’s known as the “look back” period from three to five years. This is the period in which a gift can still be considered an asset of...
rark up v. phr.— «Well…I’m all rarked up to get her done up now…but it will be YEARS away yet…I will need lots of MONEY&.» —“Re: Birth Cert!” by Allan Williams Usenet: rec.autos.makers.vw...
ringing n.— «Intensive investigations and lengthy surveillance has uncovered a team of people who arrange for vehicles to be stolen in Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire before changing the vehicle’s identity. This process, known as ringing...
dinosaur wine n.— «Much of the money made in the oil business has been raked in by companies that had no direct interest in dinosaur wine.» —“Gates may have last laugh in break-up” by Bill Schadewald Triangle Business...
junque
n.— «Do You Need Money? Bring Your Antique “Junque” To Honest John; Barnum Swap Shop.» —in classifieds Bridgeport Sunday Post (Connecticut) July 17, 1955. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
grow teeth v. phr.— «A mysterious Taiwanese-born floor trader, Hwalin Lee, singlehandedly cost another CBOE clearing firm more than $50 million in a huge short position in S&P 100 puts that exploded into the money even before Oct. 19...