noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The action by which someone is scalped.
2. 2
   A fraudulent form of market manipulation in which a person buys shares immediately before recommending the shares to others, thus driving the price up.
3. 3
   A legitimate method of arbitrage of small price gaps created by the bid-ask spread.

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of scalp form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

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Example

More examples

"Police say the scalping ring had made up to $450,000 per game by re-selling the complimentary tickets."

Etymology

From scalp (noun) + -ing.

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