askerd

Noun (1)

ask (plural asks)

1. (informal) An act or instance of asking.
   • To ask for a gift is a privilege, a wonderful expression of commitment to and ownership of the organization. Getting a yes to an ask can be a rush, but asking for the gift can and should be just as rewarding.2005, Laura Fredricks, The ask
2. (informal) Something asked or asked for.
   • I know this is a big ask, but …

   Synonyms:

   request

3. (informal) An asking price.
   • The buy prices are a bit higher than the sell prices; the difference between the buy/sell is called bid/ask spread. If you are selling a stock, you’ll get the bid price; if you are buying a stock, you’ll get the ask price.2018, David Borman, Day Trading 101, page 12
4. (Internet, informal) A message sent to a blog on social networking platform Tumblr, which can be publicly posted and replied to by the recipient.
   • Answering 'asks' like this is one common way that Tumblr bloggers interact with their followers, so it is in the act of publicly answering these asks that I examine community building practices.2017, Abigail Oakley, “Supporting one another: Nonbinary community building on Tumblr”, in Isabel K. Düsterhöft, Paul G. Nixon, editors, Sex in the Digital Age, unnumbered page

Noun (2)

ask (plural asks)

1. (Scotland, also, informal) An eft; newt.
   • He looked at the beast. It was not an eel. It was very like an ask.1876, S. Smiles, Scottish Naturalist
2. (informal) A lizard.
   • We hear of Adder dens, but detailed accounts of the discovery of one are very rare. Service (1902) records that a peatman, when levelling on an estate by the Solway, found in a hole in the ground, some 8 inches below the surface, 40 adders, 10 toads and a large number of asks (lizards).1951, Malcolm Arthur Smith, The British Amphibians & Reptiles, page 258

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