hot issue
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- noun
- Jargon
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acción popular
- Investors are rushing to buy the hot issue, hoping to benefit from its rapid appreciation.
- one of the hot issues
- hot issue right now
Examples
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The company's latest stock is a hot issue, attracting a lot of interest from investors.
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The definition of "hazardous waste," as a matter of U.S. domestic law, is one of the hot issues on the EPA screen this year, and probably will be for the next couple of years and into our implementation of the Basel Convention.
Academic text (1992) -
After its release, the new tech startup's shares became a hot issue due to high demand.
Synonyms
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A share many people want to buy because of recent excitement
How In Demand
- Jargon
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6.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a newly issued offering in great demand' is directly derivable from combining 'hot' (highly sought-after) with 'issue' (an item or offering that has been issued). This compositional reading is straightforward for learners who know both words and matches common cross-linguistic patterns (i.e., an issued item described as 'hot'), so a B1 learner would normally infer the intended financial sense (though context is needed to disambiguate from the sinonynous 'hot issue' = 'controversial topic').
Etymology
Hot issue comes from the picture of a new issue that is hot off the press—fresh and 'in great demand'. So it means a newly released stock that many people want and often sells for a higher price.