underlying
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A third-party custodian holds the underlying common stock.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
Its narrowing suggests the market has moved from panic to managed scarcity—not that the underlying shortage has disappeared.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
Call option buyers have the right, but not the obligation, to purchase underlying shares at a certain price in the future.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
While revenue in Germany was soft, the underlying service revenue decline was steady and average revenue per user in the country might be up sequentially, according to the brokerage’s estimates.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
It is not possible, by listening to the music, to perceive the underlying design, although a skilled score reader may be able to plot its workings by studying the music on the page.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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