- Run
- A run consists of a series of bid and offer quotes for different securities or maturities. Dealers give to and ask for runs from each other. The New York Times Financial Glossary
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1. [transitive] to control or be in charge of an organization, company, or system:• For a while, she ran a restaurant in Boston.
• A well-run company should not have problems of this kind.
• a state-run airline
2. [intransitive, transitive] COMPUTING MANUFACTURING if you run a machine or a computer program, you make it work:• How many times a week do you run your washing machine?
• The software will run on any PC.
• cars that run on unleaded petrol
• The new system won't be up and running until next week.
4. [intransitive] LAW to continue to be valid (legally or officially acceptable) for a particular period of time:• The contract runs for a year.
• My car insurance only has another year to run.
5. [intransitive] to happen or take place, especially in the way that was intended:• So far, it had all run according to plan (= happened in the way that had been planned ) .
• Her job is to ensure university catering runs smoothly (= happens with no unexpected problems ) .
6. [transitive] to operate a bus, train, or plane service:• They're running special trains to and from the exhibition.
7. be running at something to currently be at a particular level:• Inflation at that time was running at 10%.
8. be running short of something to have very little of something left:• The insurance fund was running short of cash.
9. be running late to be doing everything later than planned or expected:• They were running late, so I didn't get interviewed until nearly 4 o'clock.
10. run a check/test on somebody/something to check or test someone or something:• Car-rental companies are running background checks on drivers who rent for long periods.
• She worked for a company running credit checks on people.
11. [intransitive] to try to be elected in an election:run for• He has yet to decide whether to run for chairman.
run against• the candidates who are hoping to run against the President in November
12. run an advertisement/a story/a feature etc to print an advertisement, a story etc in a newspaper or magazine:• magazines that don't run tobacco ads
• The paper still runs articles that anger dealers.
13. ECONOMICS run a deficit/surplus to have less or more money than is needed:• The government is running a large budget surplus.
run something by somebody also run something past somebody phrasal verb [transitive]to tell someone about an idea or plan so that they can give you their opinion:• You'd better run it by your manager first.
run down phrasal verb1. [transitive] run something → down to let an organization gradually become smaller or stop working:• The coal industry is being slowly run down.
2. [intransitive, transitive] run something → down to use a supply of something without replacing it:• The Saudis have been running down their financial reserves.
• They have let their sugar stocks run down to extremely low levels.
run into something phrasal verb1. run into difficulties/problems/debt to start to experience difficulties:• shareholders who sue when institutions run into financial difficulties
2. run into hundreds/thousands etc to reach an amount of several hundred, several thousand etc:• Attorneys' fees can run into tens of millions of dollars in business litigation.
3. run something into the ground to harm or destroy a company by using too much of its money:• I got tired of seeing guys run banks into the ground and then leave with a massive fortune.
run something → off phrasal verb [transitive]1. to quickly print several copies of something:• Can you run off a couple of copies of this report?
2. be run off your feet to be very busy:• It was just before Christmas and all the sales staff were run off their feet.
run out phrasal verb [intransitive]1. to use all of something and not have any of it left:run out of• What happens when we run out of oil?
2. if something runs out, there is then none of it left:• Regulators close a bank when its capital runs out.
3. if an agreement or other official document runs out, it reaches the end of a period of time when it is officially allowed to continue:• My contract runs out in September.
run to something phrasal verb [transitive]to reach a particular amount:• The damages awarded by the court could run to one billion pounds.
run up phrasal verb1. run up a bill/expenses/debts FINANCE to use a lot of something or borrow a lot of money, so that you owe a lot of money:• He ran up thousands of pounds worth of debts using other people's credit cards.
• The stock price had run up just before the deal was announced.
run up against somebody/something phrasal verb [transitive]to have to deal with unexpected problems or a difficult opponent:• We ran up against some unexpected opposition.
1. [countable] a series of similar events, especially successes or failures:run of• The company has had a run of spectacularly successful years.
ˈbear run [countable] FINANCEa period of time when prices fall on a financial market:• Seoul's bear run continued for its third week, as prices continued to plunge.
ˈbull run [countable] FINANCEa period of time when prices rise on a financial market:• The stock market was on a spectacular bull run in which almost any investment paid off.
2. a run on something COMMERCE when a lot of people suddenly buy a particular product:• Controls were necessary to prevent a run on inexpensive Czech goods.
3. a run on a bank also a bank run BANKING FINANCE when a lot of people all take their money out of a bank at the same time:• A run on any bank could spread to other banks and threaten the entire system.
• Even a minor bank run could bring down the system.
4. a run on the dollar/pound etc FINANCE when a lot of people sell dollars, pounds etc and their value goes down:• Financial markets panicked, causing a run on the Brazilian currency.
5. in the long run at a later time in the future or over a longer period of time:• The company believes that the move will save it money in the long run.
6. in the short run in the near future:• The plan does provide some help in the short run.
7. MANUFACTURING an amount of a product that is produced at one time:• Large production runs are necessary in order to cover the massive fixed costs involved in developing new cars.
• The book has already sold out its initial print run of 20,000 copies.
8. run of book/paper/network/site MARKETING run of book etc advertisements can be put anywhere in a magazine or newspaper, or on any website or part of a website, rather than in a particular place* * *
Ⅰ.run UK US /rʌn/ verb (running, ran, run)► [I or T] to operate, or make something operate: »Keep clear of the fans while they're running.
»Do you know how to run this sort of machinery?
»We've run the computer program, but nothing happens.
► [T] MANAGEMENT to be in control of or manage something: »He's been running his own company since he left school.
»She left me to run the store while she went on her lunch break.
»well-run/poorly-run
government-run/family-run/student-run »The restaurant is a family-run business.
»privately-run/publicly-run/professionally-run
► [I or T] TRANSPORT to travel or move in a particular way, or cause something to do this: »Trains are still running, despite the snow.
»A bus runs into town three times a day.
»We're running four more trains than usual to accommodate the high number of passengers.
► [I or T] to continue or happen, or cause something to continue or happen in a particular way: »A magazine subscription usually runs for one year.
»We'll be running the course for another year.
run smoothly/run according to plan »To ensure that these projects run smoothly, executives are now encouraged to attend training courses.
► [T] to take something to a person or place: run sth over/out/down, etc. to sb/sth »Can you run these orders over to the warehouse, please?
► [I] to be or continue at or near a particular level: run at sth »Inflation has been running at 2% for the past year.
»Supplies are running low.
► [T] to show something in a newspaper or magazine, on television, etc.: »run a story/article/piece
»They ran the advertisement on all the major networks for a month.
► [I] POLITICS, GOVERNMENT to try to be elected to government or other position in an election: run for sth »He ran for state Attorney General in 2010.
»Meyers decided to run for office again the following year.
run against sb »She is running against a multi-millionaire businessman.
→ See also UP(Cf. ↑up) adjective, RUN ACROSS SB(Cf. ↑run across sb), RUN ACROSS STH(Cf. ↑run across sth), RUN AROUND(Cf. ↑run around), RUN STH BY/PAST SB(Cf. ↑run sth by/past sb), RUN DOWN(Cf. ↑run down), RUN INTO SB(Cf. ↑run into sb), RUN INTO STH(Cf. ↑run into sth), RUN STH OFF(Cf. ↑run sth off), RUN ON(Cf. ↑run on), RUN OUT(Cf. ↑run out), RUN OVER STH(Cf. ↑run over sth), RUN THROUGH STH(Cf. ↑run through sth), RUN TO STH(Cf. ↑run to sth), RUN STH UP(Cf. ↑run sth up), RUN UP AGAINST STH(Cf. ↑run up against sth), RUN WITH STH(Cf. ↑run with sth)Ⅱ.run UK US /rʌn/ noun [C]► PRODUCTION all of a particular product made at one time: »The first run of 50,000 units sold out in a week.
»The book had an initial print run of 3,000 copies.
»Smaller production runs are likely to be needed.
► a period when a series of good things or bad things happen: a run of good/bad luck »We've had quite a run of good luck this month.
Financial and business terms. 2012.
