- exclusive
- In the context of general equities, having sole possession of the customer order/ indication; not in competition with other dealers. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary
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exclusive ex‧clu‧sive [ɪkˈskluːsɪv] adjective1. an exclusive agreement, contract, or right is one that a single person or organization has and no one else has:• They have signed an exclusive agreement to market and sell the diamonds to retail jewelers in Switzerland.
• We hold an exclusive license (= a right that no one else has ) to make and market the systems in Japan.
• The parent company has exclusive rights to any commercial product that exploits the research.
exclusive to• This offer is exclusive to readers of The Economist.
2. exclusive places, products etc are so expensive that not many people can afford to buy them:• Bel Air is an exclusive suburb of Los Angeles.
3. if a figure is exclusive of a particular amount, it does not include that amount:• The manufacturer's operating costs fell 8%, exclusive of depreciation and amortization.
• It costs £200, exclusive of VAT.
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exclusive UK US /ɪksˈkluːsɪv/ adjective► limited to only one person, group of people, or organization: an exclusive agreement/contract/deal »The licence provides the company with an exclusive 12-year agreement for gambling rights on the island.
exclusive rights/an exclusive licence to do sth »They have been given exclusive rights to distribute replicas of the ring.
»He seems to have exclusive access to the boss.
»Dedicate a computer, phone, and fax for your exclusive use.
exclusive to sb/sth »She was approached by the marketing director to create a line of shoes exclusive to the stores.
► expensive and of a high quality, and therefore only for people who are rich or of a high social class: »an exclusive area/hotel/shop
»The estate agent described the houses as ""an exclusive development of detached executive homes with views of the river"".
► relating to something that is the only official one of its type: an exclusive distributor/provider/supplier »The agreement makes GE the exclusive supplier on the new jet.
Financial and business terms. 2012.