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Pyramid

noun

1.

A polyhedron having a polygonal base and triangular sides with a common vertex.

2.

(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.

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

1.

Enlarge one's holdings on an exchange on a continued rise by using paper profits as margin to buy additional amounts.

2.

Use or deal in (as of stock or commercial transaction) in a pyramid deal.

3.

Arrange or build up as if on the base of a pyramid.

4.

Increase rapidly and progressively step by step on a broad base.

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"Pyramid" Quotes from Famous Books

... crowded with people of fashion. The King appeared at a window of Romney's drawing room. The Princess of Denmark, her husband and her court occupied a neighbouring house. The whole diplomatic body assembled at the dwelling of the minister of the United Provinces. A huge pyramid of flame in the centre of the area threw out brilliant cascades which were seen by hundreds of thousands who crowded the neighbouring streets and parks. The States General were informed by their correspondent that, great as the multitude was, the night had passed ...

— The History of England from the Accession of James II. - Volume 4 (of 5) • Thomas Babington Macaulay

... returned to the open air and lit my cigar. After some time, Cabby, having found that no other "fare" was to be had, condescended to tell me he was ready; so in I got, and drove to the hotel, on entering which I nearly broke my neck over a pyramid of boxes, all looking of one family. They turned out to be the property of Mr. G.V. Brooke, the actor, who had just arrived "to star it" at Buffalo. Supper being ready, as it always is on the arrival of ...

— Lands of the Slave and the Free - Cuba, The United States, and Canada • Henry A. Murray

... to see, and which he brought to naught by the "confusion of tongues"; the Hindu legend of the tree which sought to grow into heaven and which Brahma blasted; and the Mexican legend of the giants who sought to reach heaven by building the Pyramid of Cholula, and who were overthrown ...

— History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom • Andrew Dickson White

... associate an event with a certain melodramatic quality. If a man is run over, that is an event comprised within certain spatio-temporal limits. We are not accustomed to consider the endurance of the Great Pyramid throughout any definite day as an event. But the natural fact which is the Great Pyramid throughout a day, meaning thereby all nature within it, is an event of the same character as the man's accident, meaning thereby all nature with spatio-temporal ...

— The Concept of Nature - The Tarner Lectures Delivered in Trinity College, November 1919 • Alfred North Whitehead

... would be the dawning of a day which would bring gladness and confidence to many a heart now clouded with distrust, and loud would be the cheers which, on distant plain and mountain, would welcome Maine again to her position on the top of the Democratic pyramid. He saw a brighter sky above him; he felt a firmer foundation beneath his feet, and hoped ere long through a triumph achieved by the declaration of principles, suited to every latitude and longitude of the United Slates, to receive the assurance that ...

— Speeches of the Honorable Jefferson Davis 1858 • Hon. Jefferson Davis

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