noun
- A polyhedron having a polygonal base and triangular sides with a common vertex.
- Stock market. ( a series of transactions in which the speculator increases his holdings by using the rising market value of those holdings as margin for further purchases)
- A massive monument with a square base and four triangular sides; begun by Cheops around 2700 BC as royal tombs in ancient Egypt.
- synonyms: Great Pyramid, Pyramids of Egypt
verb
- Enlarge one's holdings on an exchange on a continued rise by using paper profits as margin to buy additional amounts.
- Use or deal in (as of stock or commercial transaction) in a pyramid deal.
- Arrange or build up as if on the base of a pyramid.
- Increase rapidly and progressively step by step on a broad base. .
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