gambit, accrue, short sellers

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A Bid to Curb Profit Gambit as Banks Fall
A backlash against short sellers has begun, with regulators in the U.S. and Britain tightening rules and authorities in New York intensifying investigations.

Icahn Sues Motorola for Documents

By ROGER CHENG

In his latest gambit to accrue influence at struggling Motorola Inc., activist investor Carl Icahn sued the company in hopes of forcing it to release documents related to its mobile devices unit.

short sellers 股市賣空者


gambit (CLEVER ACTION)
noun [C]
1 a clever action in a game or other situation which is intended to achieve an advantage and usually involves taking a risk:
Her clever opening gambit gave her an early advantage.
Their promise to lower taxes is clearly an election-year gambit.

2 SPECIALIZED a way of beginning a game of chess, in which you intentionally lose a pawn (= game piece) in order to gain some other form of advantage later
gambit (REMARK)
noun [C]
a remark that you make to someone in order to start a conversation:
"I hear you're a friend of Jamie's, " was her opening gambit.

1. (國際象棋)為取得優勝而犧牲一子或數子的第一著棋
2. 開始的行動;交易的開始

━ n. 【チェス】指しはじめの手; （議論の）切出し, 作戦 （opening ～）.

accrue
verb [I] FORMAL
to increase in number or amount over a period of time:
Interest will accrue on the account at a rate of 7%.
Little benefit will accrue to London (= London will receive little benefit) from the new road scheme.

accrue 

Pronunciation: /əˈkruː/ 

VERB (accrues, accruing, accrued)

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1(Of a benefit or sum of money) be received by someone in regular or increasing amounts over time:financial benefits will accrue from restructuring(as adjective accrued) the accrued interest

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1.1[WITH OBJECT] Accumulate or receive (payments or benefits) over time:they accrue entitlements to holiday pay

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1.2[WITH OBJECT] Make provision for (a charge) at the end of a financial period for work that has been done but not yet invoiced:at 31 December the amount due for the final quarter is accrued

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accrual

Pronunciation: /əˈkruːəl/  

NOUN

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Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French acreue, past participle of acreistre 'increase', from Latinaccrescere 'become larger' (see accrete).