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legging

noun

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈlɛɡ.ɪŋ/

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English leg English -ing English legging From leg + -ing.

  1. A covering, usually of leather, worn from knee to ankle.
  2. Stretchy tight-fitting pants often worn by women or for exercise.
  3. One of the legs of a pair of trousers.

    Take the legging and turn up the cuff.

  4. The process of putting a series of three or more options strikes into the stock market.

    As a practical matter, you cannot put on these positions simultaneously at reasonable prices. In order to achieve these positions at a reasonable risk/reward profile, you must put the positions in a series of separate trades. This process is called legging.

verb

Etymology: Etymology tree English leg English -ing English legging From leg + -ing.

  1. present participle and gerund of leg