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derivative

[dih-riv-uh-tiv] / dɪˈrɪv ə tɪv /


NOUN
product, descendant
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Chairman Michael Selig took to these pages defending prediction markets as derivative markets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

GameStop ended the quarter with $9.7 billion in cash, equivalents, and collateral pledged for a derivative asset.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

To better understand the unusual ruthenocene derivative, the team combined several analytical techniques, including NMR spectroscopy and mass spectrometry.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

“And it turns out that sometimes we will sell a Bitcoin derivative because it’s in the best interest of the company, but it’s not necessary.”

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

Exceptions.—X final, being equivalent to ks, is never doubled; and when the derivative does not retain the accent of the root, the final consonant is not always doubled: as, prefer' + ence = pref'erence.

From New Word-Analysis by William Swinton




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