Cab

  • 51CAB — capital appreciation bond ( CAB) Securities that are issued at par, but which do not remit interest to the holder until maturity. The interest accrues at the coupon rate and is compounded at a stated rate. The issuer holds the accumulated,… …

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  • 52cab — cabinet trade (cab) A trade that allows options traders to execute deep out of the money options by trading the option at a price less than the minimum tick (based on the minimal allowable tick convention). Chicago Mercantile Exchange Glossary *… …

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  • 53cab — noun /kæb/ a) A taxi; a taxicab. Captain went out in the cab all the morning. Harry came in after school to feed me and give me water. In the afternoon I was put into the cab. Jerry took as much pains to see if the collar and bridle fitted… …

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  • 54cab — [[t]kæ̱b[/t]] cabs 1) N COUNT A cab is a taxi. 2) N COUNT The cab of a truck or train is the front part in which the driver sits. A Luton van has additional load space over the driver s cab …

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  • 55cab — UK [kæb] / US noun [countable] Word forms cab : singular cab plural cabs 1) a) a taxi Shall I call you a cab? b) a vehicle pulled by horses that was used in the past as a taxi 2) the front part of a bus, train, or lorry where the driver sits …

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  • 56cab — I [[t]kæb[/t]] n. v. cabbed, cab•bing 1) a taxicab 2) trs a horse drawn vehicle for hire 3) trs the covered part of a locomotive, truck, etc., where the operator sits 4) to ride in a cab • Etymology: 1640–50; short for cabriolet II cab… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 57cab — /kæb / (say kab) noun 1. → taxi (def. 1). 2. any of various one horse vehicles formerly used for public hire, as the hansom or the brougham. 3. the covered part of a locomotive or truck where the driver sits. –phrase Colloquial 4. be the next cab …

  • 58CAB — UK [ˌsiː eɪ ˈbiː] / US [ˌsɪ eɪ ˈbɪ] noun [countable] Word forms CAB : singular CAB plural CABs Citizens Advice Bureau: an office run by Citizens Advice, an organization in the UK that gives people free advice on legal, financial, and social… …

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  • 59cab — I. noun Etymology: Hebrew qabh Date: 1535 an ancient Hebrew unit of capacity equal to about two quarts (2.2 liters) II. noun Etymology: short for cabriolet Date: 1826 1. a. (1) cabriolet …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 60cab — cab1 /kab/, n., v., cabbed, cabbing. n. 1. a taxicab. 2. any of various horse drawn vehicles, as a hansom or brougham, esp. one for public hire. 3. the covered or enclosed part of a locomotive, truck, crane, etc., where the operator sits. 4. the… …

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