- Volume
- This is the daily number of shares of a security that change hands between a buyer and a seller. The New York Times Financial Glossary
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volume vol‧ume [ˈvɒljuːm ǁ ˈvɑːljəm] noun [countable, uncountable]1. the amount of space that a substance or object contains or fills:• The US gallon is about five-sixths the volume of the UK gallon.
2. the total amount of something:volume of• The volume of exports was up 4% on the previous 4 months.
• the high volume of traffic at O'Hare airport
• 59% of companies reported that sales volume was lower than a year ago.
• The telephone company began offering a new volume discount (= price reduction for using a large amount of goods or services ) for business customers.
3. FINANCE the total amount of activity on a stockmarket, usually measured by the number of shares that have been traded in a particular period of time:• Volume dropped sharply to 113.5 million shares.
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volume UK US /ˈvɒljuːm/ noun [C or U] (ABBREVIATION vol.)► the amount of space that is contained within an object, or that is filled by an object or substance: »What is the volume of the fuel tank?
► the total number or amount of something: »The helpline could not handle the volume of calls from people having problems.
by volume »The company is now the number one swimwear retailer by volume.
»Imports of consumer goods have risen in volume by 10%.
»Retail sales volumes rose by 5.4% in the year to May in Sweden.
► STOCK MARKET the total number of shares that are bought or sold on a stock market within a particular period of time: »Trading volume totaled more than 2.8 million shares.
»The average daily volume has been 700,860 shares a day for the past three months.
heavy/light/moderate volume »There could be volatility before year-end due to light volume.
→ See also HIGH VOLUME(Cf. ↑high volume), LOW VOLUME(Cf. ↑low volume), SALES VOLUME(Cf. ↑sales volume)
Financial and business terms. 2012.
