What is the meaning of PIGGYBACK?

Dependent upon usage, can mean: 1. On the back or shoulder or astraddle on the hip; 2. Two lenders participating in the same loan (PIGGYBACK loan); 3. Unauthorized access to a data processing system via an authorized user's legitimate connection (piggyback entry); 4. Haul by railroad car; 5. SEC registration of existing holdings of shares in a corporation combined with an offering of new public shares (piggyback registration); 6. Rights that entitle an investor to register and sell his or her stock whenever the company conducts a public offering (piggyback rights).

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APABarry Goldsmith. (2010). piggyback. Retrieved September 25, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/piggyback/definitions/1160585
ChicagoBarry Goldsmith. 2010. "piggyback" http://smartdefine.org/piggyback/definitions/1160585 (accessed September 25, 2026).
HarvardBarry Goldsmith 2010, piggyback, Smart Define, viewed 25 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/piggyback/definitions/1160585>.
MLABarry Goldsmith. "piggyback" 21 October 2010. Web. 25 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/piggyback/definitions/1160585>
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