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futures

/ ˈːʃə /

plural noun

    1. commodities or other financial products bought or sold at an agreed price for delivery at a specified future date See also financial futures

    2. ( as modifier )

      futures contract

      futures market

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


futures

  1. A contract to buy or sell a specified amount of a commodity or financial instrument at an agreed price at a set date in the future. If the price for the commodity or financial instrument rises between the contract date and the future date, the investor will make money; if it declines, the investor will lose money. The term also refers to the market for such contracts.

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All sick or injured, all separated from their names, all their futures riding on a single question: Does anyone know who this is?

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Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson said: "This investment is about more than just buildings, it's about showing children that their education matters, their futures matter."

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That is a feature, not a bug, of the far-right’s vision for women’s futures.

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I’m inclined to believe him, and it’s also a gas to eavesdrop on Marty’s parent-teacher conferences, where the adults no longer give a flying fig about their kids’ futures.

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However, Wednesday's proclamation once again throws the futures of thousands of international students into limbo.

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