pharmacy; chemist; drug store
sales amount; sales volume
action-reaction law; Newton's third law of motion
volatility (esp. of a financial market)
futures market; forward market
volume of business; turnover
to make it less expensive
selling out before the price drops (usu. shares); selling at the top of the market
price range or fluctuation
margin buying; buying on credit
squint; cross-eyed; mistaken view
accounting fraud; irregular accounting
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
holding (i.e. holding something); holding-pattern (e.g. aircraft)
stratification; hierarchization; layering; tiering
after the decimal point; below the decimal; of no account; beneath one's notice
Greek character; Greek characters
credit transaction; dealings on credit; margin transaction; margin trading
troche; (throat) lozenge; cough drop
to be onto a good thing; to make money without working; to line one's pockets
deduction; subtraction; balance; ebb and flow; rise and fall
pragmatism; functionalism; practicality; being intended for practical purposes
maximum allowable single-day gain (stock exchange, etc.)