lockup
Americannoun
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a jail, especially a local one for temporary detention.
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the act of locking up or the state of being locked up.
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a temporary imprisonment or detention, as of suspects or prisoners.
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a stock that has been held by an individual as a long-term investment, or that a brokerage firm is required by a regulation to hold for a certain period of time before it can be sold.
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any investment or credit instrument, as a renewed loan, in which capital is tied up for a long time.
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Printing.
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the entire body of type and cuts locked up in a chase preparatory to printing or platemaking.
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the act or procedure of locking up type and cuts in a chase.
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Automotive. a sudden stopping of the rotation of a wheel.
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British Informal. a rented locker, storage space, or garage.
Etymology
Origin of lockup
First recorded in 1760–70; noun use of verb phrase lock up
Example Sentences
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New stocks often slide as investors wait for analyst coverage, a company’s first earnings report, and for insiders to sell shares after lockup periods expire.
From Barron's
That strategy faltered when the long lockup investments returned an annualized 7.4% in the three years ended June 30, according to Cambridge Associates—much of it paper gains.
County jails so far this year, an alarming number for the Sheriff’s Department as it continues to face a lawsuit from the state over the conditions in local lockups.
From Los Angeles Times
In early December shares plunged further when lockup restrictions expired, unleashing waves of selling.
And, with the typical insider seller being restricted from selling stock for a number of months, the end of their “lockup period” might coincide with the shares already being owned by index funds.
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