"lockup" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-lockup.ogg [Australia] Forms: lockups [plural], lock-up [alternative]
Etymology: Deverbal from lock up. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:deverbal|lock up|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#deverbal|Deverbal]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "lock up", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword" : "deverbal" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "lockup", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="lockup"> Deverbal from lock up. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} lockup (countable and uncountable, plural lockups)
  1. (slang) A jail cell; a period of incarceration in such a cell; a facility containing such cells. Tags: countable, slang, uncountable Coordinate_terms: jail, prison
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  2. (UK, chiefly) A storage unit with a door secured by a padlock or deadbolt; a garage. Tags: UK, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-lockup-en-noun-QGWsv3Rf Categories (other): British English
  3. (mechanical engineering, countable, uncountable) A condition in which one or more of a vehicle's wheels suddenly cease to rotate due to the application of excessive brake torque, causing the affected wheel(s) to skid. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-lockup-en-noun-ShxujwpI Categories (other): Mechanical engineering Topics: engineering, mechanical, mechanical-engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  4. (computing) A condition where a system stops responding to inputs; a freeze. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-lockup-en-noun-r-e6hEM8 Categories (other): Computing Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  5. (printing, historical) A device for locking type into position for printing. Tags: countable, historical, uncountable
    Sense id: en-lockup-en-noun-lEHc2bPI Categories (other): Printing Topics: media, printing, publishing
  6. (marketing, by extension) A fixed layout involving one or more logos and possibly related text. Tags: broadly, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-lockup-en-noun-rx3VYhl1 Categories (other): Marketing Topics: business, marketing
  7. (finance) A contractual restriction that prevents certain shareholders, typically company insiders, early investors, or employees, from selling or transferring their shares for a specified period after an event such as an initial public offering Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-lockup-en-noun-2kAO5aMJ Categories (other): Finance Topics: business, finance
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: lockup house

Inflected forms

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          "investor",
          "investor"
        ],
        [
          "employee",
          "employee"
        ],
        [
          "sell",
          "sell"
        ],
        [
          "transfer",
          "transfer"
        ],
        [
          "share",
          "share"
        ],
        [
          "period",
          "period"
        ],
        [
          "event",
          "event"
        ],
        [
          "initial public offering",
          "initial public offering"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(finance) A contractual restriction that prevents certain shareholders, typically company insiders, early investors, or employees, from selling or transferring their shares for a specified period after an event such as an initial public offering"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "business",
        "finance"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "En-au-lockup.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/4/4f/En-au-lockup.ogg/En-au-lockup.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4f/En-au-lockup.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "lockup"
}

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