tail swallowing n.— «More than two million HBOS shareholders will soon have to make a decision about whether they might be throwing good money after bad if they subscribe to the bank’s £4bn rights issue.…If you do not have enough...
financial ostrich n.— «The survey highlights another breed of personal banker, the “financial ostrich,” a term used to describe a small proportion of U.S. consumers (3 percent) who are completely ignorant about how much money...
thermal runaway n.— «Thermal runaway is a condition in which the current for a fully charged nickel-cadmium battery rises out of proportion to the impressed-voltage level. This condition is caused when heat from oxygen recombination-an...
solo pound n.— «The report also coined the term “solo pound” to describe the specific areas where people living alone spend their money. The proportion of income spent by single-person households on alcohol, tobacco and recreational drugs...
share of throat n. the proportion of the beverage industry’s sales belonging to a specific brand or manufacturer. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)