pipeline

pipeline
The underwriting process that must be completed with the SEC before a security can be offering for sale to the public. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary

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pipeline pipe‧line [ˈpaɪp-laɪn] noun [countable]
1. TRANSPORT a line of connecting pipes, often under the ground or sea, used for taking gas, oil etc over long distances:

• a plan to build a 250-kilometer pipeline to supply the city with water

2. be in the pipeline if a plan, idea, or event is in the pipeline, it is still being prepared, but it will happen or be completed soon:

• The company has other distribution deals in the pipeline which will be announced over the next few weeks.

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pipeline UK US /ˈpaɪplaɪn/ noun [C]
► NATURAL RESOURCES a very long large tube, usually underground, used to transport oil, gas, etc. over a long distance: »

The Alaska pipeline crosses the wilderness in the northern Yukon.

 pipeline company/operator »

The gas pipeline operator warned of possible shortages this winter.

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pipeline network/system

 pipeline construction/maintenance/operations »

Recently we have made progress towards improving pipeline maintenance.

● in the pipeline — Cf. in the pipeline

Financial and business terms. 2012.

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