"vera" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈvɪəɹə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈvɪɹə/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-vera.wav Forms: veras [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪəɹə Etymology: From Vera Lynn. Head templates: {{en-noun}} vera (plural veras)
  1. (Cockney rhyming slang) A skin (rolling paper for cigarettes). Tags: Cockney, slang
    Sense id: en-vera-en-noun-b8t08ZOr
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈvɪəɹə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈvɪɹə/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-vera.wav
Rhymes: -ɪəɹə Etymology: As vega, with the "g" substituted with a "r" to represent risk-free (interest rate). Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} vera (uncountable)
  1. (finance) A second-order measure of derivative price sensitivity, expressed as the rate of change of vega with respect to changes in the risk-free interest rate, or equivalently the rate of change of rho with respect to changes in the volatility of the underlying asset. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Finance Synonyms: rhova Hypernyms (measure of derivative price sensitivity): Greeks (english: includes list of coordinate terms) Related terms: aloe vera, billa vera, polycythemia vera, vera causa
    Sense id: en-vera-en-noun-usveyFzt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 82 Topics: business, finance
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1992, The Shamen (band), Ebeneezer Goode (song)",
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        },
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        },
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