raid
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- noun
- /reɪd/
- Jargon
:
ataque especulativo
- A subsequent raid on a warehouse owned by Mr. Lozini ended in the recovery of millions in stolen relics.
Examples
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Attorney General Francis Biddle assured the nation that there would be "no indiscriminate, large-scale raids" on American citizens.
Academic text (2018) -
The recent stock market raid aimed to artificially inflate company valuations for profit.
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We are the target of a corporate raid.
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And whether you admit it or not, your raid destroyed Zabel and forced him to suicide.
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The economy discovered that corporate raids hobbled companies with debt.
Academic text (1998) -
"Of the eight bandits who attempted the raid on the Northfield bank, "two are dead and four are prisoners.
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Although I gather you staged a raid on the Crabtree pharmacopoeia.
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Investors were shocked by the quick raid that manipulated the share prices of major companies.
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The investor group was accused of conducting a raid to defraud unsuspecting shareholders.
Synonyms
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A plan that uses false news to raise a stock price and sell shares, leaving other investors with losses
Buying and selling money or stocks to make a quick profit
Antonyms
Compounds
How Aggressive
- Specialized
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- Jargon
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Surface Forms
Etymology
The noun raid comes from an old word like ride, meaning 'to ride', and it once meant a quick attack. People use that idea of a sudden attack for money matters too, so a stock raid is a quick move to try to change or hurt a share price.