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while 2, noun (oh) and Proprietary trading (finance)


while 2, noun (oh)



2 W2S1 n
[Language: Old English; Origin: hwil]
a while
a period of time, especially a short one
::It takes a while to recover from the operation.
in a while
::Mr Thomas will be with you in a while.
for a while
::At last, he could relax for a while.
a little/short while
::Wait a little while before deciding.
::We talked for quite a while (=a fairly long time) on the phone.
all the while
all the time that something is happening
::He examined her thoroughly, talking softly all the while.
::She continued working, all the while keeping an eye on the clock.
-see also (every) once in a while at once 1 (8), be worth sb's while (to do/doing sth) at worth 1 (5), make it worth sb's while at worth 1 (6)

Proprietary trading (finance)


When a firm trades for direct gain instead of commission dollars.