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Definition of lockup in English English dictionary

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A jail

He's in lockup for 30 days for drunk and disorderly.

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A place where persons under arrest are temporarily locked up; a watchhouse
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In letterpress, to position a form in a chase for printing
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A lockup period is an initial period during which an investment cannot be redeemed or become subject to the standard liquidity provisions The length of lockup period ranges from manager to manager Hedge funds typically have a lockup period of one year
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{s} may be locked up
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To position a form (a page or several pages) in a chase for letterpress printing
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A period of time, often after an IPO, during which an investor is restricted from selling a particular investment
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jail in a local police station
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{i} act of locking up; prison, jail; temporary detention center
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The juncture at which a tire starts to skid during braking A tire's maximum braking force is developed when it is on the verge of lockup, so a car's shortest stopping distances are produced when its front and rear tires approach lockup simultaneously This is very hard to achieve under varying conditions of load and traction, so one end typically locks up before the other Front-wheel lockup is inherently more stable than rear-wheel lockup
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An agreed upon time between company insiders who hold stock and the underwriters as to how long those shareholders must retain their stock before selling them in the open market It is a show of faith by those holders in the company to the new stockholders Sales of securities by this insider group can be done prior to that time with the consent of the underwriter
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the act of locking something up to protect it
lockups
plural of lockup
lockup

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