Example Sentences

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If the pyramiding and true risks had been understood by investors, they would not likely have parted with their money.

From Salon • May 5, 2013

Some in the world of taxes would describe that as pyramiding.

From New York Times • Mar. 27, 2010

If the price then rises 5%, he can buy another $100,000 of futures with his $5,000 paper profit, and so on and on in a process known as pyramiding.

From Time Magazine Archive

To avoid pyramiding, each new permanent project has been financed independently.

From Time Magazine Archive

The stock was above 66; at which price, owing to the device of "pyramiding."

From The Metropolis by Sinclair, Upton