futures

/ (ˈfjuːtʃəz) /

pl n

commodities or other financial products bought or sold at an agreed price for delivery at a specified future dateSee also financial futures
(as modifier)futures contract; futures market

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future interest, futureless, future life, future perfect, future-proof, futures, future shock, futures market, future value, futurism, futurist

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Example sentences from the Web for futures

Later, he taught her how to smoke, and still later, they whispered of politics, and fears and hopes for their futures.
Drawing on the Memories of Syrian Women|Masha Hamilton|November 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Every day, their bodies, lives and futures are affected by politicians and policies they did not choose.
Paying Taxes and Going to Jail Like Adults; Teens Deserve the Right to Vote, Too|Jillian Keenan|October 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The mainstream LGBT movement, meanwhile, still insists that neither of these futures will come to pass.
Were Christians Right About Gay Marriage All Along?|Jay Michaelson|May 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I smuggled drugs to make money for them, to pay for their schooling, to secure their futures with good careers.
How China Used Drones to Capture a Notorious Burmese Drug Lord|Brendon Hong|April 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST

As the guns fade veterans are returning to the lives they once lived and the futures they are building.
Divided in the Wake of Fort Hood|Thomas Gibbons-Neff|April 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The means have been provided in the “futures” which circulate on the Cotton Exchange.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 5|Various
In former days, the dealing in "futures" had no legal protection in Germany, and nowadays only under certain assumptions.
Bremen Cotton Exchange|Andreas Wilhelm Cramer
We build our futures, by the shapeOf our desires, and not by acts.
Custer, and Other Poems.|Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Maybe it was the quiet way Mrs. Mimms had discussed their futures over the brown leaves, as if she'd been there herself.
The Amazing Mrs. Mimms|David C. Knight
Talk about futures,” murmured Dan, “what of the future of Randall?
The Winning Touchdown|Lester Chadwick

Cultural definitions for futures

futures

A contract to buy or sell a specified amount of a commodity or financial instrument at an agreed price at a set date in the future. If the price for the commodity or financial instrument rises between the contract date and the future date, the investor will make money; if it declines, the investor will lose money. The term also refers to the market for such contracts.

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