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Used in the context of general equities. As a verb execute a trade, evidenced by its printing on the ticker tape. As a noun, a trade. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary

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▪ I. print print ¹ [prɪnt] verb

1. [intransitive, transitive] to produce words, numbers, pictures etc on paper, using a machine that puts ink onto the surface:

• The system prints each transaction on the customer's passbook.

• Kodak's new desktop machine prints16 pages a minute.

print something on something

• The electronic sorters can only read bar codes printed on the lower right-hand corner of letters.

2. [transitive] to produce many copies of a document, newspaper, book etc in printed form:

• His company lost a contract to print 20,000 temporary auto license tags for Tennessee.

• Estonia hired a foreign firm to print banknotes to replace the ruble.

3. [transitive] to put a letter, speech, article etc in a book, newspaper etc; = PUBLISH:

• 'Newsday' printed the story on Dec. 8.

• An apology was printed in yesterday's edition.

4. [intransitive, transitive] COMPUTING if a computer prints words on a screen, they appear on the screen:

• After a delay of four seconds, the translated sentence is printed on a computer screen.

5. [transitive] to write words or letters by hand without joining the letters together, so that they look like the letters in a book:

• Print your name at the top and sign the declaration at the bottom of page 2.

print something ↔ out/off phrasal verb [transitive]

to produce a printed copy of a document from a computer:

• a machine that prints out airline tickets

• You can read faxes on the screen, or print them off.

— see also print-out

print something ↔ up phrasal verb [transitive]

to produce something in print, especially in a short period of time:

• As an afterthought, marketing and sales printed up a brochure of the property.

[m0] ▪ II. print print ² noun [uncountable]

1. information and news in books, newspapers etc, rather than in other media:

• European services concentrate on print, while in the U.S. the emphasis is on television.

• We send information to clients using both print and electronic media.

2. in print if a book is in print, it is available to be bought. If it is out of print, it is no longer available:

• He hopes to see the biography in print soon.

• `Diary of a Nobody' was published in 1892, and has never been out of print.

3. be in print/out of print if a book is in print, new copies of it are still being printed and it is easily available. If it is out of print, it is no longer being printed:

• His small publishing firm has kept classics by American writers in print.

4. the fine/small print LAW the details in a legal document, contract etc that many people do not take the time to read, but that may have serious effects:

• Even cardholders who pay their bills in full are advised to read the small print carefully.

• advertisements that display low ticket prices but hide surcharges in the fine print

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print UK US /prɪnt/ verb COMMUNICATIONS

► [I or T] to produce writing or images on paper or other material with a machine: print sth on sth »The leaflets will be printed on recycled paper.
»I'm waiting for the document to print.
»I had some business cards printed.
»Words found in the glossary are printed in bold the first time they appear in the prospectus.

► [T] to include a piece of writing in a newspaper or magazine: »No one was willing to print the story without identifying its source.
»The article was printed in Tuesday's paper.

► [T] to produce a newspaper, magazine, or book in large quantities: »20,000 copies of the novel will be printed in hardback.

► [I or T] to write without joining the letters together: »Please print your name clearly below your signature.

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print UK US /prɪnt/ noun [U]

► letters, numbers, words, or symbols that have been produced on paper by a machine using ink: »The report is being published both in print and online.

► newspapers, books, and magazines: »Television, radio, and print are inundated with advertisements for Web sites.

● in/out of print — Cf. out of print

→ See also THE FINE PRINT(Cf. ↑the fine print), THE SMALL PRINT(Cf. ↑the small print)

Financial and business terms. 2012.