bucket
noun
a deep, cylindrical vessel, usually of metal, plastic, or wood, with a flat bottom and a semicircular bail, for collecting, carrying, or holding water, sand, fruit, etc.; pail.
is bucketing
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present progressiveof bucket (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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But owing to the fact that most brokerage customers do not fully understand the business, it permits unprincipled brokers to sell out their customers' stock as fast as it is purchased&?which is "bucketing."
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