big board
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6.3
- noun
- Jargon
:
pantalla grande
- Well, some go to the track but they never take their eyes off the big board.
- issues on the big board
- Stocks on the big board
- volume on the big board
Examples
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With this announcement, Delacroy stock has jumped 37% on the big board.
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Peter turns around and stares at the big board, then walks over and makes a move.
Fiction book (1992) -
I mean, look at the big board.
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Look at the big board!
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He'll see the big board.
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Set up some pieces on the big board? Frank
Fiction book (1992) -
On the big board, a piece moves, then stops halfway between a square.
Fiction book (1992) -
Today, the big board displayed the latest stock prices for all major companies.
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Investors can monitor fluctuations in real-time on the big board of the New York Stock Exchange.
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When trading started, the big board showed a sharp decline in several tech stocks.
Synonyms
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4.6
A moving line of short headlines and stock prices on a screen
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4.3
A machine or screen that shows live stock prices and financial data
A horizontal electronic display that shows live news or stock prices
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
At the literal level a B1 learner who knows 'big' and 'board' will understand 'big board' as a large board, so the basic compositional meaning is clear. However, the specific, culture-bound sense referring to the NYSE electronic price display is a specialised extension not predictable from the constituents alone, making the expression only partially transparent.
Etymology
The noun big board comes from old trading rooms where a very large board was used to show 'stock prices' so many traders could see them at once. Today the name stuck and big board is used for the large electronic screen at the New York Stock Exchange.