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out of the money

out of the money prepositional phrase: of an option, yielding a loss if exercised.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (securities) Of an option, yielding a loss if exercised.
    • It's two bucks out of the money now, but it still has three weeks until expiration.
  2. Failing to achieve a sufficiently high ranking in a contest to earn money (for oneself, or for those who have placed a bet).
    Synonyms:
    OTM
    Antonyms:
    in the money

Synonyms of out of the money

Antonyms

Questions about out of the money

What does out of the money mean?
Out of the money means of an option, yielding a loss if exercised.
What part of speech is out of the money?
Out of the money is a prepositional phrase.

Words near out of the money in the dictionary

  1. out of the frying pan and into the fire
  2. out of the frying pan, into the fire
  3. out of the gate
  4. out of the goodness of one's heart
  5. out of the loop
  6. out of the money
  7. out of the mouths of babes
  8. out of the mouths of babes and sucklings
  9. out of the ordinary
  10. out of the picture
  11. out of the question

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