pyramid

• Substantif désignant un polyèdre à base polygonale et à faces triangulaires convergeant vers un sommet commun, ou dans le domaine financier, une série d'opérations spéculatives utilisant la valeur marchande croissante comme marge pour des achats supplémentaires.

A noun referring to a polyhedron with a polygonal base and triangular sides meeting at a common vertex, or in finance, a series of speculative transactions using rising market value as margin for further purchases.

1. Geometric shapeB1formal

   A polyhedron with a polygonal base and triangular faces that meet at a common point called the apex.

   pyramide

   • The students built a model of a pyramid for their geometry class.
   • A square pyramid has a square base and four triangular sides.
   • The volume of a pyramid is calculated using its base area and height.

2. Ancient Egyptian monumentA2formal

   A massive stone structure with a square base and triangular sides, built as a tomb for pharaohs in ancient Egypt.

   pyramide (monument funéraire égyptien)

   • The Great Pyramid of Giza is one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
   • Tourists from all over the world visit the pyramids in Egypt.
   • The pyramids were built thousands of years ago as royal tombs.

3. Financial schemeC1formalbusiness

   A series of transactions in which a speculator increases holdings by using the rising market value of those holdings as margin for further purchases.

   Pyramide financière

   • The investor built a pyramid of stocks to maximize his returns.
   • Pyramid trading can be risky if the market suddenly drops.
   • He used the profits from his initial investment to create a pyramid of additional holdings.

4. Hierarchical structureB2formal

   A system or organization with a broad base and narrowing levels of authority or importance.

   pyramide (hiérarchie)

   • The company's management structure is shaped like a pyramid.
   • In a pyramid scheme, early investors profit from later ones.
   • The social pyramid of ancient Egypt had the pharaoh at the top.

   Synonymeshierarchyladderpecking orderranking

• Verbe signifiant disposer ou construire quelque chose en forme de pyramide, ou augmenter ou accumuler progressivement.

A verb meaning to arrange or build something in the shape of a pyramid, or to increase or accumulate gradually.

1. Increase holdings using paper profitsC1formalamericanbusiness

   To enlarge one's holdings on an exchange during a continued rise by using paper profits as margin to buy additional amounts.

   Pyramider

   • The investor pyramided his stock holdings during the bull market.
   • She pyramided her profits by reinvesting in the same rising stock.
   • He pyramided his position in the tech sector, buying more shares as the price climbed.

2. Deal in pyramid transactionsC1formalamericanbusiness

   To use or deal in stock or commercial transactions in a pyramid deal structure.

   Pyramider (opérations boursières)

   • The company was accused of pyramiding its financial transactions.
   • They pyramided their investments through a complex series of trades.
   • The broker pyramided the client's account without proper authorization.

3. Arrange in a pyramid shapeB2formal

   To arrange or build up something as if on the base of a pyramid, with a broad base tapering to a point.

   Disposer en pyramide

   • The children pyramided the blocks into a tall tower.
   • They pyramided the display with the largest items at the bottom.
   • The chef pyramided the fruit on the platter for a dramatic effect.

   Synonymesaccumulatebuild upheappilestack

4. Increase rapidly step by stepC1formal

   To increase rapidly and progressively step by step on a broad base, like a pyramid structure.

   Augmenter progressivement par paliers

   • The costs pyramided as the project expanded.
   • Her debts pyramided after she lost her job.
   • The effects of the policy pyramided over time, leading to significant changes.

   Synonymescompoundescalatemultiplymushroomproliferatesnowball