PYRAMID

Definition of PYRAMID

  1. (verb)enlarge one's holdings on an exchange on a continued rise by using paper profits as margin to buy additional amounts
  2. (verb)use or deal in (as of stock or commercial transaction) in a pyramid deal
  3. (verb)arrange or build up as if on the base of a pyramid
  4. (verb)increase rapidly and progressively step by step on a broad base
  5. (noun)a polyhedron having a polygonal base and triangular sides with a common vertex
  6. (noun)(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