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View definitions for poorly

poorly

adjective as in not well

adverb as in unsatisfactorily

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Even this data can be inflated when sponsors or investors don’t include poorly performing funds.

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Some industry players worry that poorly conceived IPOs could send mortgage rates up, which Bessent has stressed needs to be avoided.

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Massive leveraged buyouts all but disappeared after a number of them performed poorly in the wake of the 2008-09 financial crisis.

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The firm did a string of transactions during the pandemic that involved taking passive minority stakes in fast-growing companies, some of which performed poorly.

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That may explains why bond traders reacted poorly, with yields on 20- and 30-year government bonds jumping.

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