Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

perpetual futures

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.41 in modern English

Syllables: per-pet-u-al -fu-tures
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

6

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A futures contract without an expiry date.

Example Sentences

"Autopsies carried out since then [Oct 2025 crypto crash] suggest that much of the damage can be traced to investors having piled into financial products known as perpetual futures."

Synonyms

perp

Questions

What does perpetual futures mean?: A futures contract without an expiry date.

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