Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

forward contract

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.72 in modern English

Syllables: for-ward -con-tract
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A contract between two parties to buy or sell something on a stated future date at a price agreed now; distinguished from a futures contract in not being standardised or exchange-traded.

Inflected Forms

forward contracts (plural)

Questions

What does forward contract mean?: A contract between two parties to buy or sell something on a stated future date at a price agreed now; distinguished from a futures contract in not being standardised or exchange-traded.

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