derivative
adjective
derivatives
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pluralof derivative.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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That forces physical buyers of crude and oil products, such as airlines or refiners, to buy financial derivatives that hedge against price spikes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
Brokers are profiting from commissions as buyers purchase financial derivatives to hedge against wild price swings in jet fuel, diesel and gasoline.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
He was mentored by Robert C. Merton, who later would win the Nobel Prize with Myron Scholes for work on valuing derivatives.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
The comfort was provided in a report published Wednesday by Bank of America’s global equity derivatives research team, led by Benjamin Bowler.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
Along with Goldman, Deutsche Bank was the leading market maker in abstruse mortgage derivatives.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
