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Rarewhipsaw
The correct spelling is whipsaw.
How to pronounce whipsaw
noun
Say it like: Wip-saw
The correct spelling is whipsaw. A rip saw often operated by two people
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Meanings
noun
- 1.A rip saw often operated by two people
verb
- 1.To operate a whipsaw.
- 2.To cause (a trader) to lose potential profit by buying shares just before the price falls, or by selling them just before the price rises.
- 3.To defeat someone in two different ways at once.
- 4.Of a trade union: to coerce employers into capitulating by bringing them the news that other (more easily convinced) employers have already done so.
- 5.(US politics) To accept bribes from multiple parties at once, with the intent of letting down one or more of them.
adjective
- 1.Having the characteristic of arguing two sides at once
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