underlie
Example Sentences
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Anand Kini, finance and operating chief, said last year’s results demonstrate the underlying strength and durability of Versant’s business, citing strong profitability, margins and cash flow.
The violence of the underlying moves makes some nervous, because periods of what Wall Street calls “dispersion” have sometimes preceded market corrections.
The government eventually cracked the perpetrator’s phone through a third-party hardware exploit, but Apple never weakened the underlying system.
That’s because the market is concerned about the value of its underlying bonds, which fall in price when yields rise.
From Barron's
Ebitda refers to earnings before interest, taxes depreciation and amortization, and is a measure of underlying profitability.
From MarketWatch
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
