short sale n.— «At Selling Paradise Realty, a sign seeks customers with a free list of properties facing foreclosure and “short sales,” meaning the price is less than the owner owes the bank.» —“This Is the Sound of a Bubble...
front-run v. phr.— «Prosecutors allege day traders would buy or sell shares in advance of anticipated price movements, generating more than $600,000 in profits between January 2002 and February 2004. Mahaffy said no one ever told him they...
brown-bagged v.— «They apparently were brown-bagging seed, selling it for just under the brand price and using it for propagation purposes.”…Hanshaw says others accused were selling brown-bagged wheat seed for $1 to $2 under the...
punee n.— «Prices range from $9 for hand painted or bamboo wind chimes; to $100 for hand-carved garden lanterns and teak steamer chairs; to $2,000 for antique teak punee bed frames.» —“Explorer shares treasures with...
comp-store sale n.— «“If you shrink portion sizes, you kind of have to reduce prices,” said John Glass, an analyst at CIBC World Markets. “A lower check drags down comp-store sales. What you hope is, you offset the check with higher...
drama-price v. phr. to lower the asked dollar amount for real estate so as to attract buyers’ attention. Also as noun: drama price. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)