lall

[lal]

verb (used without object)

1. to make imperfect l- or r- sounds, or both, often by substituting a w- like sound for r or l or a y- like sound for l.

Word History and Origins

Origin of lall¹

First recorded in 1875–80; imitative; lallation

Example Sentences

“This is sending real ripples in the credit markets,” said Colin Adams, partner at Uzzi & Lall, a restructuring adviser that works with both borrowers and financing providers.

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But now, some of those lenders are asking to take a look at companies’ record of payments on receivables stretching back years rather than months, and inserting language into loan agreements that allow them to do more regular appraisals on the collateral, said Adams of Uzzi & Lall.

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Upmanu Lall, director of Arizona State University’s Water Institute at the Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory, questioned how much the tanks would effectively reduce losses in fires.

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Another challenge, Lall said, would be persuading homeowners to allow large onion-shaped reservoirs in their neighborhoods and in the natural landscape.

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“That would depend on the scale of deployment, because if you can’t get a high density of deployment, you’re not going to really reduce the losses very much,” Lall said.

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