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Meaning
Verb
●
In Sports:
To
begin
a
race
too soon
, before the
starting gun
goes
off.
●
To
act
or
begin
too soon
or without due caution.
●
In Finance:
To
trade
securities
based on information that is
not yet
public; to
trade
on inside information.
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Wiktionary
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