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penciling out

penciling out is the present participle and gerund of pencil out.

Meaning of pencil out

Verb

pencil out (third-person singular simple present pencils out, present participle (US) penciling out or (UK) pencilling out, simple past and past participle (US) penciled out or (UK) pencilled out)

  1. Of an investment, to make sense financially or to be expected to generate the desired returns.
  2. To roughly calculate the expected returns of an investment.

Questions about penciling out

What is penciling out the present participle and gerund of?
Penciling out is the present participle and gerund of pencil out.

Words near penciling out in the dictionary

  1. pencilfish
  2. pencilfishes
  3. pencilful
  4. penciling
  5. penciling in
  6. penciling out
  7. pencilings
  8. pencill
  9. pencillate
  10. pencilled
  11. pencilled in

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