futures exchange
noun · n
Simple meaning
A commodity exchange where futures contracts are traded.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈfjutʃɚzɪkstʃeɪndʒ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
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noun
A commodity exchange where futures contracts are traded
n
A futures exchange or futures market is a central financial exchange where people can trade standardized futures contracts defined by the exchange.
Word Aura™
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Aura for this meaning
This meaning: A commodity exchange where futures contracts are traded
Used this way, futures exchange is a specialist word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It turns up most in technical or specialist writing contexts.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Specialist/technical
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Specialized
- Connotation
- Clinical and technical
- Usage feel
- Technical and specialized
Where it naturally appears
- Technical/specialist writing
Usage note
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