buffer
Example Sentences
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One tool he is using is buffered exchange-traded funds, which seek to smooth out market swings.
“Japan will no longer have a buffer, if you will,” she said, adding that it would face direct pressure from the Chinese navy.
The best practice is to add between 5% and 10% to your budget as a buffer to protect against price spikes and emergency expenses.
From MarketWatch
The buffer, introduced in 2018 in an effort to ensure systemic stability in the banking system, is set twice annually based on household debt, asset imbalances and other financial trends and risks.
For more than 30 years before that, effectively since World War II, Afghanistan had served as a buffer state between the American and the Soviet empires.
From Salon
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