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strangle

The correct spelling is strangle.

How to pronounce strangle

/ˈstɹæŋɡ(ə)l/
noun

IPA: /ˈstɹæŋɡ(ə)l/

Say it like: Str-ang-le

The correct spelling is strangle. A trading strategy using options, constructed through taking equal positions in a put and a call with different strike prices, such that there is a payoff if the underlying asse… For example: "He strangled his wife and dissolved the body in acid."

Usage Examples

He strangled his wife and dissolved the body in acid.

She strangled a scream.

The cat slipped from the branch and strangled on its bell-collar.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A trading strategy using options, constructed through taking equal positions in a put and a call with different strike prices, such that there is a payoff if the underlying asset's value moves beyond the range of the two strike prices.

verb

  1. 1.To kill someone by squeezing the throat so as to cut off the oxygen supply; to choke, suffocate or throttle.
  2. 2.To stifle or suppress.
  3. 3.To be killed by strangulation, or become strangled.
  4. 4.To be stifled, choked, or suffocated in any manner.

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