buffer

Example Sentences

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The rules are intended to implement an international agreement known as Basel III, reached after the 2008 financial crisis to ensure banks worldwide maintain adequate buffers.

From Barron's

“With limited new supply entering the market, the buffer that initially dampened price spikes is rapidly eroding.”

From The Wall Street Journal

One way to avoid that is to add a 10% buffer to your expected spending.

From MarketWatch

And there were no lagging or buffering issues.

From Salon

The market is due to see a rolling supply disruption unfolding “sequentially rather than simultaneously” — moving westward, “dictated by shipping times and buffered unevenly by regional inventories.”

From MarketWatch