"leg out" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: legs out [present, singular, third-person], legging out [participle, present], legged out [participle, past], legged out [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} leg out (third-person singular simple present legs out, present participle legging out, simple past and past participle legged out)
  1. (finance, US) To dispose of a debt to avoid integrated treatment under US tax law. Tags: US Categories (topical): Finance
    Sense id: en-leg_out-en-verb-d-dc~P7q Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "out", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 83 17 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "out": 83 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 84 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 9 Topics: business, finance
  2. (of a movie) To continue selling after opening weekend; to have legs.
    Sense id: en-leg_out-en-verb-E53usdwM

Inflected forms

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      ]
    },
    {
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        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "legged out",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "legged out",
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            "Economics",
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        "To dispose of a debt to avoid integrated treatment under US tax law."
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        "(finance, US) To dispose of a debt to avoid integrated treatment under US tax law."
      ],
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        "business",
        "finance"
      ]
    },
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      "glosses": [
        "To continue selling after opening weekend; to have legs."
      ],
      "id": "en-leg_out-en-verb-E53usdwM",
      "links": [
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          "have legs",
          "have legs"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of a movie) To continue selling after opening weekend; to have legs."
      ],
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        "of a movie"
      ]
    }
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    "Pages with entries"
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    {
      "form": "legged out",
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    },
    {
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        "To dispose of a debt to avoid integrated treatment under US tax law."
      ],
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        "(finance, US) To dispose of a debt to avoid integrated treatment under US tax law."
      ],
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        "US"
      ],
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        "business",
        "finance"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "To continue selling after opening weekend; to have legs."
      ],
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          "have legs",
          "have legs"
        ]
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        "(of a movie) To continue selling after opening weekend; to have legs."
      ],
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        "of a movie"
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    }
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}

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