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Meaning of pyramid

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  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

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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