Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions. 2015.
take a flyer — (on sb/sth) INFORMAL ► to take a risk by doing something that could have good or bad results: »Despite his belief in the efficiency of markets, he would occasionally take a flyer on a company s shares. Main Entry: ↑flyer … Financial and business terms
take a flyer on sb — take a flyer (on sb/sth) INFORMAL ► to take a risk by doing something that could have good or bad results: »Despite his belief in the efficiency of markets, he would occasionally take a flyer on a company s shares. Main Entry: ↑flyer … Financial and business terms
take a flyer on sb/sth — take a flyer (on sb/sth) INFORMAL ► to take a risk by doing something that could have good or bad results: »Despite his belief in the efficiency of markets, he would occasionally take a flyer on a company s shares. Main Entry: ↑flyer … Financial and business terms
take a flyer on sth — take a flyer (on sb/sth) INFORMAL ► to take a risk by doing something that could have good or bad results: »Despite his belief in the efficiency of markets, he would occasionally take a flyer on a company s shares. Main Entry: ↑flyer … Financial and business terms
flyer — fly‧er [ˈflaɪə ǁ ər] also flier noun [countable] a small sheet of paper that is used to advertise something. Flyers are usually handed out in the street or delivered to people s houses: • We hand out flyers advertising our events to clubbers as… … Financial and business terms
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venture — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. dare, risk; speculate; undertake; presume, hazard, stake, take a chance. n. enterprise, undertaking; adventure; speculation, hazard, risk. See chance, courage. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. adventure, risk … English dictionary for students
gamble — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. chance, wager, risk. v. speculate, risk, bet. See gambling. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. chance, risk, crapshoot*; see bet , uncertainty 3 , venture . v. 1. [To play for money] Syn. game, wager, bet, play … English dictionary for students
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