Word of the Day:
rigged
What It Means
Prearranged and fixed so that the winner or outcome is decided in advance.
Having the rigging up.
There was a vicious rumour that the final was rigged, as the defense seemed useless.
Rigged in Context
“If these rates are rigged, markets are rigged — against bank customers, like everyday borrowers, and against parties on the other side of a bank’s derivatives deals, like pension funds.”
Did You Know?
From rig + -ed.
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