Backwardation
(on the london stock exchange) the fee paid by a seller of securities to the buyer for the privilege of deferring delivery of purchased securities.
noun (commerce)
the difference between the spot price for a commodity, including rent and interest, and the forward price
(formerly, on the stock exchange) postponement of delivery by a seller of securities until the next settlement period
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- Backwardness
toward the back or rear. with the back foremost. in the reverse of the usual or right way: counting backward from 100. toward the past: to look backward over one’s earlier mistakes. toward a less advanced state; retrogressively: since the overthrow of the president the country has moved steadily backward. directed toward the back or […]
- Backwards and forwards
toward the back or rear. with the back foremost. in the reverse of the usual or right way: counting backward from 100. toward the past: to look backward over one’s earlier mistakes. toward a less advanced state; retrogressively: since the overthrow of the president the country has moved steadily backward. directed toward the back or […]
- Backwards compatibility
backwards compatibility backward compatibility
- Backwards compatible
backwards compatible backward compatibility
- Backword
noun (brit, dialect) the act or an instance of failing to keep a promise or commitment (esp in the phrase give (someone) backword)