pyramiding

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A noun referring to a fraudulent business practice, often involving a pyramid scheme, where the distribution chain is artificially expanded by an excessive number of distributors selling to other distributors at progressively higher wholesale prices, leading to unnecessarily inflated retail prices.

• 🇫🇷Substantif désignant une pratique commerciale frauduleuse, souvent liée à une pyramide financière, où la chaîne de distribution est artificiellement gonflée par un nombre excessif de distributeurs qui vendent des marchandises à d'autres distributeurs à des prix de gros croissants, entraînant des prix de détail injustifiés.

1. Fraudulent business practice C1 formal business

   A fraudulent business practice involving a pyramid scheme, where the chain of distribution is artificially expanded by an excessive number of distributors selling to other distributors at progressively higher wholesale prices until retail prices are unnecessarily inflated.

   • The company was investigated for pyramiding after reports of inflated wholesale prices.
   • Pyramiding often leads to financial losses for those at the bottom of the distribution chain.
   • Regulators have warned against pyramiding schemes that disguise themselves as legitimate multi-level marketing.

   🇫🇷vente pyramidale

   Synonymes: pyramid scheme

• pyramidings plural form
• pyramidings' possessive plural form
• pyramiding's possessive singular form

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

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

1. Increase holdings using paper profits C1 formal american business

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

   • 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.

   🇫🇷Pyramider

2. Deal in pyramid transactions C1 formal american business

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

   • 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.

   🇫🇷Pyramider (opérations boursières)

3. Arrange in a pyramid shape B2 formal

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

   • 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.

   🇫🇷Disposer en pyramide

   Synonymes: accumulatebuild upheappilestack

4. Increase rapidly step by step C1 formal

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

   • 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.

   🇫🇷Augmenter progressivement par paliers

   Synonymes: compoundescalatemultiplymushroomproliferatesnowball

• pyramided past participle
• pyramided past simple
• pyramiding present participle
• pyramids third person singular