Usually means: Manipulative scheme inflating stock prices.
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General (6 matching dictionaries)
  1. pump-and-dump: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  2. pump and dump: The Word Spy
  3. pump-and-dump, pump-and-dump: Collins English Dictionary
  4. pump and dump: Wiktionary
  5. pump and dump: Dictionary.com
  6. Pump and Dump, Pump-and-dump, Pump and dump: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

Business (6 matching dictionaries)
  1. pump-and-dump: Webster's New World Finance & Investment Dictionary
  2. INVESTORWORDS (No longer online)
  3. Pump And Dump: Investopedia
  4. Comprehensive Financial (No longer online)
  5. Pump and Dump: Financial dictionary
  6. Yahoo Tax Center Glossary (No longer online)

Definitions from Wiktionary (pump and dump)

noun:  (finance) A form of financial fraud where the fraudster buys stocks cheaply, generates excitement about those stocks to create a temporary price increase, then sells the stocks before the price goes back down.
noun:  (slang) A situation where a woman uses a breast pump and then discards the milk, typically because she has had an infection, or has been drinking alcohol.
noun:  (slang) A situation where a person has sex with a partner on a single occasion, without immediate intention of further contact or pursuing a serious relationship.
verb:  (slang) To use a breast pump and then discard the milk, typically because one has had an infection, or has been drinking alcohol.
verb:  (transitive, slang) To have sex with a partner on a single occasion, without intention or prospects of further contact, or engaging in a serious relationship.

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