Noun
- 1. pyramid, polyhedron
- usage: a polyhedron having a polygonal base and triangular sides with a common vertex
- 2. pyramid, speculation, venture
- usage: (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
- 3. Pyramid, Great Pyramid, Pyramids of Egypt
- usage: a massive monument with a square base and four triangular sides; begun by Cheops around 2700 BC as royal tombs in ancient Egypt
Verb
- 1. pyramid, profit, gain, benefit
- usage: enlarge one's holdings on an exchange on a continued rise by using paper profits as margin to buy additional amounts
- 2. pyramid, deal, sell, trade
- usage: use or deal in (as of stock or commercial transaction) in a pyramid deal
- 3. pyramid, arrange, set up
- usage: arrange or build up as if on the base of a pyramid
- 4. pyramid, increase
- usage: increase rapidly and progressively step by step on a broad base
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