bucket
Example Sentences
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Jesse Livermore earned his nickname “Boy Plunger” in Boston’s so-called bucket shops, which took bets on price movements without actually buying or selling shares.
From Barron's
Jesse Livermore earned his nickname “Boy Plunger” in Boston’s so-called bucket shops, which took bets on price movements without actually buying or selling shares.
From Barron's
Huntley painted a picture of a hosepipe, a bucket of water and soapsuds - and that of a man and his dog larking about.
From BBC
These stocks make up more than half of Berkshire’s equity portfolio, and Abel put Berkshire’s stakes in five Japanese trading companies worth $35 billion in the same bucket.
From Barron's
One morning in the early spring, Papa came in from doing the chores with an empty milk bucket in his hand.
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
