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lockup

lockup

5 3.8
An act of locking something to keep it safe
  • noun
  • /ˈlɑːkʌp/
translation icon : bloqueo
  • After securing his tools in the lockup, he felt relieved knowing they were protected.
  • asset lockup
  • option lockup
  • stock option lockup

Examples

  • Mandatory lockup.

  • Analytically, the deal protection effect is identical to the stock option lockups of the 1990s.

    Academic text (2017)
  • In the 1990s, stock option lockups were a common form of deal protection.

    Academic text (2017)
  • First thing you have to-- have to understand is that all vault lockups work on computers.

  • We do not claim that asset lockups are present in a significant fraction of overall M&A deal volume.

    Academic text (2017)
  • Part III of this Article discusses how the Delaware courts should respond to the reemergence of asset lockups in transactional practice.

    Academic text (2017)
  • The museum has a special lockup where they keep valuable artifacts safe.

  • The company installed a new lockup to safeguard important documents.

Synonyms

locking
vslockup
19 1.3

Fastening a door or container so others cannot open it

is securing by fastening closed specifically for safety
securement
vslockup
6.1

Fastening something so it does not move or fall

focuses on securing specifically by fastening closed with a device
lockage
vslockup
9.6

A blockage in a pipe or closing something with a lock

refers only to securing by fastening closed for safety, not blockages

Antonyms

1.8

To let someone or something go free from being held

How Secure

lockup
5 3.8
fastened
1.3
closed
3 1.0
unlocked
1 1.0

Surface Forms

lockup singular
lockups plural

Morphology

lockup = lock + up (transparent) = lock + up

The noun directly names the act of locking something up, so the meaning follows straightforwardly from the phrasal base.

Etymology

Lockup comes from the parts lock ('to close with a key') and up ('closed'), a simple phrase for putting something away safely. So, a lockup is the act of locking something to keep it safe.