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91give up — Used for listed equity securities. (1) Term used in a securities transaction involving three brokers, as follows: Broker A, a floor broker, executes a buy order for broker B ( a member firm broker who has too much business at the time to execute… …
92give in — UK US give in (to sth) Phrasal Verb with give({{}}/ɡɪv/ verb [I or T] (past tense gave, past participle given) ► to finally agree to something that someone wants after first refusing: »If you want them to give in you ll have to offer them more… …
93give in — v. (D; intr.) ( to yield ) to give in to (we had to give in to their demands) * * * [ gɪv ɪn] (D; intr.) ( to yield ) to give in to (we had to give in to their demands) …
94give up — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To surrender] Syn. stop fighting, cede, hand over; see yield 1 . 2. [To stop] Syn. quit, halt, cease, renounce, forswear, abjure; see also abandon 1 , end 1 . 3. [To despair] Syn. lose heart, lose courage, give in, abandon… …
95give in — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you give in, you admit that you are defeated or that you cannot do something. [V P] All right. I give in. What did you do with the ship? 2) PHRASAL VERB If you give in, you agree to do something that you do not want to do. [V… …
96give of — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms give of : present tense I/you/we/they give of he/she/it gives of present participle giving of past tense gave of past participle given of formal give of something if you give of yourself or your time, you do… …
97give up on — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms give up on : present tense I/you/we/they give up on he/she/it gives up on present participle giving up on past tense gave up on past participle given up on 1) give up on someone to stop hoping that someone… …
98give it to — {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To give punishment to; beat. * /The crowd yelled for the wrestler to give it to his opponent./ Syn.: LET HAVE IT. 2. To scold. * /Jerry s mother gave it to him for coming home late./ Compare: GIVE A PIECE OF ONE S MIND,… …
99give it to — {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To give punishment to; beat. * /The crowd yelled for the wrestler to give it to his opponent./ Syn.: LET HAVE IT. 2. To scold. * /Jerry s mother gave it to him for coming home late./ Compare: GIVE A PIECE OF ONE S MIND,… …
100give up — verb Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. to yield control or possession of ; surrender < forced to give up his job > 2. to desist from ; abandon < refused to give up her efforts > 3. to declare incurable or insoluble …
