Pyramid - Definition
pyramid
n 1: a polyhedron having a polygonal base and triangular sides
with a common vertex
2: (stock market) a series of transactions in which the
speculator increases his holdings by using the rising market
value of those holdings as margin for further purchases
3: a massive monument with a square base and four triangular
sides; begun by Cheops around 2700 BC as royal tombs in
ancient Egypt [syn: Pyramid, Great Pyramid, Pyramids of
Egypt]
v 1: enlarge one's holdings on an exchange on a continued rise
by using paper profits as margin to buy additional amounts
2: use or deal in (as of stock or commercial transaction) in a
pyramid deal
3: arrange or build up as if on the base of a pyramid
4: increase rapidly and progressively step by step on a broad
base