Definitions For Backwardation

Noun

BACKWARDATION. (countable and uncountable, plural BACKWARDATIONs) {{term-label, en, stock market}} In full normal backwardation: the situation in a futures market where the price#noun, price for future#adjective, future delivery of a commodity (the forward#adjective, forward price) is low#adjective, lower than the price for immediate delivery (the spot price) or near#adjective, nearer delivery, generally arise, arising from a near-term shortage of the commodity. : {{antonyms, en, contango, forwardation}} The situation in a stock market where the offer#noun, offer price for stock#noun, stock is lower than the bid price. (obsolete) In the {{w, London Stock Exchange}}: a fee#noun, fee pay#verb, paid by a seller on settlement day#noun, day either to the buyer or to a third party who lend#verb, lends stock, when the seller wish#verb, wishes to defer settlement until the next settlement day. : {{antonyms, en, contango}}

Translations

Esperanto: diporto Finnish: laskeva futuurikäyrä, backwardation Ido: diporto Kazakh: депорт Kyrgyz: депорт Persian: وارونگی Polish: deport Russian: бэквардейшн, ?, бэкуордейшн, ?, бэквордация, ? Ukrainian: беквордація, ? Uzbek: bekvordeyshn Vietnamese: bù hoãn bán Finnish: myyntihinta, myyntihinnan alemmuus ostohinta, ostohintaan verrattuna

Etymology

from backward + ation + suffix denoting an action or process}}.{{r:oed online

Is Backwardation a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US NO
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary NO

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
25
Words with Friends
28

The word Backwardation is worth 25 points in Scrabble and 28 points in Words with Friends

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