- top
- Indicates the higher price one is willing to pay for a stock in an order; implies a not held order. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary
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▪ I. top top 1 [tɒp ǁ tɑːp] adjective [only before a noun]1. at the highest level:• The top rate of income tax has been cut sharply.
• the pay of top executives
• She spent five years in the top job.
• He is among the top 5% of earners in this country.
2. biggest or most successful:• the top 100 companies in the UK
3. best:• We sell only top-quality goods.
[m0] ▪ II. top top 2 verb topped PTandPPX topping PRESPARTX [transitive]1. to be higher than a particular amount:• Profits this year should top £1.2 billion.
• Last year bilateral trade topped $1 billion.
2. top an offer/a bid etc to offer more money than someone else:• A rival company has topped our offer by $5 million.
if something such as a price that is increasing tops out, it reaches its highest point and stops rising:• Do you think interest rates have topped out now?
top something → up phrasal verb [transitive]to add to something in order to bring it up to the level you want:[m0] ▪ III. top top 3 nounthe top the most important or most successful position in an organization, company, group etc:• He started life at the bottom and worked his way up to the top.
• This decision has come from the top (= was made by the most important managers ) .
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Ⅰ.top UK US /tɒp/ nounⅡ.top UK US /tɒp/ adjective [before noun]► most important or successful in an organization, activity, etc.: »We have a meeting with the company's top managers.
»She's applying for a range of top jobs in the field.
»He graduated from one of the top universities in the country.
► in the highest position or rank: »My office is on the top floor of the building.
top 10/50/100, etc. »A number of Fortune Magazine's top 500 companies maintain headquarters or major facilities in New Jersey.
Ⅲ.top UK US /tɒp/ adverb► very successfully: »a top performing/top achieving company
Ⅳ.top UK US /tɒp/ verb [T] (-pp-)► to do something better than you did previously, or better than someone else: »The sales team are aiming to top last year's performance.
»The figures topped last year's results by 15%.
► to be more than a particular number or amount: »Visits to the website are now topping 5,000 per day.
► to be in the highest position in a list or rank: »They top the list of high-performing investments.
Financial and business terms. 2012.
