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parlance

[pahr-luhns] / ˈpɑr ləns /


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In Wall Street parlance, the “buy side” refers to money managers, while the “sell side” refers to brokerage firms.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026

But baseball parlance was already in the air.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026

“Justice,” in the parlance of the American legal system and true crime podcasts, generally means punishment, which generally means prison.

From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2026

But, in Wall Street parlance, the positives look priced in.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

The second-eldest child, Buddy, was what is known in campus-catalogue parlance as “writer-in-residence” at a girls’ junior college in upper New York State.

From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger




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