See Also: Depository Trust Company (DTC)(money)
Depository Trust Company (DTC)(finance)
Depository Trust Company(money)
Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation (DTCC)(money)
Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation (DTCC)(finance)
slump(4)(dictionary)
slump(3)(dictionary)
slump(5)(dictionary)
slump(2)(dictionary)
Slump(finance)

Depository Trust Company (money) and slump(4) (iou)


Depository Trust Company (money)


Definition: Central depository through which members electronically transfer Security certificates among one another.







slump(4) (iou)



slump verb1. L17.
[Prob. imit.; perh. rel. to Norwegian slumpe to fall.]
I. verb intrans.
Fall or sink in or into a bog, swamp, etc.; fall in water with a dull splashing sound. L17.
Fall, esp. suddenly, heavily or clumsily, collapse; subside, slouch, lean; spec. in Physical Geography (of soil, sediment, etc.) fall in a slump. M19
H. Roth Exhausted, he slumped back against the edge of the stair. A. Haley She slumped toward the ground, young, strong arms..supporting her. L. Auchincloss I found him slumped over his great black Italian table-desk. A. Guinness A fist landed unexpectedly on my jaw and I slumped to the carpet.
Move or walk in a clumsy or laborious manner. M19.
II. verb trans.
Slam (down). rare. M19.