derivatives

Example Sentences

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The company says it already owns around 5% of eBay through derivatives and beneficial ownership of common stock.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

Refiners have to follow very precise sets of specifications for jet fuel, and also have to make sure the product is completely segregated from other derivatives and adequately stored.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026

The first infusions of nitrogen mustard derivatives in the 1940s produced partial remissions in lymphoma patients.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

One reason energy-futures don’t fully reflect this is that any glimmer of hope blows up bullish derivatives positions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

NOTE—In Division II, the English derivatives from Latin roots are given in abbreviated form, and are arranged in paragraphs under the particular radicals, from which the several groups of derivatives are formed.

From New Word-Analysis by William Swinton