- tip
- Information given by one trader to another, which is used in making buy or sell decisions but is not available to the general public. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary
* * *
▪ I. tip tip 1 [tɪp] noun [countable]1. a piece of advice about what is likely to happen, for example about which shares are likely to go up or down in value:• a stock market tip
• Many clients boast about their broker or their man in the City who gives them tips.
2. a small amount of additional money that you give to someone such as a waiter in order to thank them for their services:• She gave the taxi driver a £5 tip.
[m0] ▪ II. tip tip 2 verb tipped PTandPPX tipping PRESPARTX1. [transitive] to say who you think is most likely to do something or be successful:tip be tipped to do something• He's tipped to replace the chief executive.
tip somebody for something• Journalists are tipping her for rapid promotion.
2. [intransitive, transitive] to give advice about something, for example about which shares are likely to go up or down in value:• These shares were tipped in the Investor's Chronicle.
tip be tipped to do something• Technology-company profits, expected to rise by 29% at the start of the quarter, are now tipped to rise by only 10%.
3. [intransitive, transitive] to give a small amount of additional money to someone such as a waiter in order to thank them for their services:• He tipped the taxi driver £2.
• According to the waiters, she always tips generously.
* * *
Ⅰ.tip UK US /tɪp/ noun [C]► a useful piece of information or advice: »Our 50 tips show you how to navigate your computer system from startup to shutdown.
a tip for (doing) sth »Here are our top tips for achieving success as a freelancer.
a tip on/about sth »The book offers some useful tips on investing in real estate.
»The Business Link site gives tips on setting up your own business.
find/get tips »You can find tips on our website for ways to protect your home.
»safety/travel/tax tips
► FINANCE advice to buy or sell particular shares: share/stock tips »Investors should take stock tips with a pinch of salt.
► COMMERCE an amount of money given by a customer to someone who has provided a service, especially in a hotel or restaurant: give/leave a tip »Different countries have different customs when it comes to leaving tips.
Ⅱ.tip UK US /tɪp/ verb (-pp-)► [T, usually passive] to say that someone or something is likely to do something or to be successful: be tipped to do sth »The UK's leading energy company is tipped to become a partner in the Siberian gasfield.
tip sb/sth to do sth »Analysts are tipping her to be the next chairperson of the committee.
be tipped as sth »The transport company is being tipped as a possible takeover target.
be tipped for sth »He is being tipped for a possible job in the US treasury.
► [T] FINANCE to advise someone to buy shares: »They were accused of gross misconduct for tipping shares that they owned.
»The shares were looking cheap and had been strongly tipped.
► [I or T] COMMERCE to give a small amount of money to someone who has provided a service, especially in a hotel or restaurant: »He is mean with money and never tips.
»Is it customary to tip taxi drivers in your country?
tip sb £1/$5/10% etc. »He carried her bag and she tipped him $2.
Financial and business terms. 2012.
