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cliquet

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cli-quet
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An exotic option consisting of a series of consecutive forward start options. The first is active immediately, the second becomes active when the first expires, and so on.

Etymology

Borrowed from French cliquet (“pawl”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

cliquets (plural)

Questions

What does cliquet mean?
An exotic option consisting of a series of consecutive forward start options. The first is active immediately, the second becomes active when the first expires, and so on.
Where does cliquet come from?
It is traced to French.

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