buffer
noun
an apparatus at the end of a railroad car, railroad track, etc., for absorbing shock during coupling, collisions, etc.
buffered
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past participleof buffer.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof buffer.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
buffernounan apparatus at the end of a railroad car, railroad track, etc., for absorbing shock during coupling, collisions, etc.
Example Sentences
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"The people who are responsible for doing this in the first place seem to have got away from it, they seem to be protected and buffered and inured," Sheen said.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
Astoria launched a hedged growth fund for separately managed accounts in late 2020 that offers strategies similar to buffered ETFs.
From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026
So far prices have been modulated in financial markets by expectations of an imminent settlement and buffered in the physical market by the drawing down of inventories.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026
Despite the considerable hype surrounding these buffered ETFs, Crill has found their risk-reward profile to be substantially similar to the 60/40 portfolio.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 30, 2026
Inside it, she was an observer, buffered from the scrutinizing eyes of strangers.
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
