Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

futures

/fjˈutʃɚz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.84 in modern English

Syllables: fu-tures
IPA: /fjˈutʃɚz/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of future

noun

Ellipsis of futures contract.

Example Sentences

"Changes in spread between prices of cotton sheeting and twill and prices of cotton futures were relatively less than those indicated for print cloth."
"The percentage of times the American futures call option is priced below the European index call option decreases noticeably when the futures is at a premium to the index."
"A Eurodollar futures is a futures contract that at the expiration of the futures contract"
"Our study is the first to investigate the price reaction of two broad commodity futures indices to several US macroeconomic announcements."
"the raw risk disclosure that managed futures is not a conservative investment."
"A bond futures is a commitment to deliver or take delivery of a notional bond on a future date or between a range of dates."

Etymology

Shortening of futures contract.

Derived Forms

nonfutures

Phrases

death futures futures market perpetual futures

Rhymes With

sutures

Questions

How do you pronounce futures?: The recorded pronunciation is /fjˈutʃɚz/.
What does futures mean?: plural of future
Where does futures come from?: Shortening of futures contract.

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