See Also: Barefoot pilgrim(money)
Barefoot pilgrim(finance)
barefoot(dictionary)
Barefoot Investor(money)
Barefoot investor(finance)
Pilgrim's Way(dictionary)
pilgrim(dictionary)
pilgrim(dictionary)
Pilgrim's Progress, The(dictionary)
Pilgrim Fathers(dictionary)

condense (oh) and Barefoot pilgrim (finance)


condense (oh)



[Date: 1400-1500; Language: French; Origin: condenser, from Latin, from com- ( COM-) + densare 'to make dense']
[I and T] if a gas condenses, or is condensed, it becomes a liquid
::the mist which condensed on every cold surface
condense into
::The gaseous metal is cooled and condenses into liquid zinc.
[T] to make something that is spoken or written shorter, by not giving as much detail or using fewer words to give the same information
condense sth into sth
::This whole chapter could be condensed into a few paragraphs.
[T] to make a liquid thicker by removing some of the water
:: condensed soup

Barefoot pilgrim (finance)


A slang term for an unsophisticated investor who has lost everything on the stock market. Not to be confused with Barefoot Investor.