"open position" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: open positions [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} open position (plural open positions)
  1. (finance) An active trade with unrealized profits and losses that has not yet been offset (“closed”) by a corresponding equivalent deal. Categories (topical): Finance
    Sense id: en-open_position-en-noun-iLzsUBds Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: business, finance

Inflected forms

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