"margin call" meaning in All languages combined

See margin call on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: margin calls [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} margin call (plural margin calls)
  1. (finance) A request by a stockbroker or similar for a client to deposit more money in order to cover losses that have built up in open positions held on margin (rather than having been paid for in full). Categories (topical): Finance Related terms: margin-call [verb]
    Sense id: en-margin_call-en-noun-vMQDFugy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: business, finance

Inflected forms

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