manipulation

manipulation
Dealing in a security to create a false appearance of active trading, in order to bring in more traders. Illegal. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary

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manipulation ma‧nip‧u‧la‧tion [məˌnɪpjˈleɪʆn] noun [countable, uncountable]
when someone makes someone or something behave in the way they want, using skilful and often dishonest methods:

• Regulators work to prevent financial fraud and manipulation of accounting rules.

• insider trading and other market manipulations

ˈshare manipuˌlation also ˈstock manipuˌlation [uncountable]
FINANCE when someone tries to influence the price of a company's shares in an illegal or unfair way for their own advantage:

• In the stock manipulation scheme, he caused the price of the stock to close at a certain level, so the company could sell its stake at a more advantageous price.

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manipulation UK US /məˌnɪpjəˈleɪʃən/ noun
► [C or U] the control of someone or something in order to get an advantage, often unfairly or dishonestly: »

He believed that regulators should try to eliminate fraud and market manipulation.

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Federal authorities are conducting a widespread investigation of the manipulation of stock option grants.

► [U] using something, often with a lot of skill: »

the manipulation of complex machinery

► [U] IT the process of changing, moving, etc. information on a computer: »

data manipulation

→ See also SHARE MANIPULATION(Cf. ↑share manipulation)

Financial and business terms. 2012.

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  • manipulation — [ manipylasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1762; « traitement du minerai d argent » 1716; calque de l esp. manipulación; lat. manipulus « poignée » 1 ♦ Action, manière de manipuler (des substances, des produits, des appareils). Appareil d une manipulation délicate …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Manipulation — Ma*nip u*la tion, n. [Cf. F. manipulation.] 1. The act or process of manipulating, or the state of being manipulated; the act of handling work by hand; use of the hands, in an artistic or skillful manner, in science or art. [1913 Webster]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Manipulation — Sf std. (18. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus frz. manipulation, einer Ableitung von frz. manipuler zum eigenen Vorteil beeinflussen , älter: chemische u.a. Substanzen handhaben , zu frz. manipule eine Handvoll (Kräuter), Bund , aus l. manipulus m …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

  • manipulation — c.1730, a method of digging ore, from Fr. manipulation, from manipule handful (a pharmacists measure), from L. manipulus handful, sheaf, bundle, from manus hand (see MANUAL (Cf. manual)) + root of plere to fill (see PLENARY (Cf. plenary)). Sense… …   Etymology dictionary

  • Manipulation — »geschickte Handhabung, Handgriff, Kunstgriff; Machenschaft«: Das Fremdwort wurde Ende des 18. Jh.s – zuerst als Bezeichnung eines Heilverfahrens – aus gleichbed. frz. manipulation entlehnt. Dies ist eine Bildung zu frz. manipule »eine Handvoll«… …   Das Herkunftswörterbuch

  • Manipulation — (v. lat.), jede Verrichtung mit der Hand, wozu bes. Geschicklichkeit der Finger nöthig ist …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Manipulation — (lat.), der kunstgerechte Gebrauch der Hände; dann allgemein soviel wie Geschäftskniff; manipulieren, Manipulationen vornehmen …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Manipulation — (lat.), kunstgerechte Handhabung, Anwendung der nötigen Handgriffe, insbes. bei heilkünstlerischen Verrichtungen; Verfahren, Geschäftskniff. Manipulieren, handhaben, M. vornehmen …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • Manipulation — Manipulation, lat. dtsch., die kunstgerechte Anwendung der Hand bei einer Verrichtung, geschehe diese mit od. ohne Instrument; davon das Zeitwort manipuliren …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • manipulation — index act (undertaking), connivance, contrivance, machination, management (judicious use), maneuver (tactic) …   Law dictionary

  • manipulation — [mə nip΄yo͞o lā′shən, mə nip΄yəlā′shən] n. [Fr < manipuler, to manipulate < manipule, pharmacist s term for a handful, orig., a bundle of herbs < L manipulus: see MANIPLE] a manipulating or being manipulated; skillful handling or… …   English World dictionary

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