"stooze" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: stoozes [present, singular, third-person], stoozing [participle, present], stoozed [participle, past], stoozed [past]
Etymology: Apparently coined in 2004 from Stooz, nickname of a contributor to Motley Fool Internet message boards. Head templates: {{en-verb}} stooze (third-person singular simple present stoozes, present participle stoozing, simple past and past participle stoozed)
  1. (slang) To borrow money at low to no interest for the purpose of making a profit by depositing it for higher interest. Tags: slang

Inflected forms

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