station purchasing agent; be game dealer; manipulate stock
Meanings
3 senses · 8 examplesverb
to station a purchasing agent (in a location); to maintain a resident buyer
formalRefers to the practice of trading firms maintaining resident buyers in production areas to source goods.
This trading firm maintains a purchasing office in Yunnan, specializing in procuring Pu'er tea.
The resident purchasing agent must be familiar with local market conditions.
verb
to continue as the dealer (in card games); to remain the banker
informalUsed in mahjong, poker, and other card games when the dealer wins a round and retains the position.
He was on a lucky streak and remained the dealer for three consecutive rounds.
The dealer is responsible for shuffling and dealing the cards.
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I'm the dealer this round; place your bets.
verb
to manipulate a stock (as a market maker); to control a stock's price with large capital
technicalRefers to the illegal or regulated practice of using substantial capital to dominate trading in a specific stock to influence its price.
An institution is currently manipulating that small-cap stock.
Market manipulation through price control is strictly prohibited by securities law.
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They manipulated the stock price from five yuan to fifty yuan through market control.