absorbed
adj. taken in, swallowed up; engrossed, engaged, preoccupied absorb v. suck up; take up, take in | ||||
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ABSORBED Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Campbell R. Harvey's Hypertextual Finance Glossary |
Absorbed
Used in context of general equities. Securities are "absorbed" as long as there are corresponding orders to buy and sell. The market has reached the absorption point when further assimilation is impossible without an adjustment in price. See: Sell the book.
Used in context of general equities. Securities are "absorbed" as long as there are corresponding orders to buy and sell. The market has reached the absorption point when further assimilation is impossible without an adjustment in price. See: Sell the book.
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ABSORBED
When a firm is merged into an acquiring company. Also, when an account is transferred to another account and the first account is virtually terminated, such as writing off a bad debt.
When a firm is merged into an acquiring company. Also, when an account is transferred to another account and the first account is virtually terminated, such as writing off a bad debt.
ABSORBED Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Absorbed
(imp. & p. p.)
of Absorb
(imp. & p. p.)
of Absorb
| WordNet 2.0 |
absorbed
Adjective
1. wholly absorbed as in thought; "deep in thought"; "that engrossed look or rapt delight"; "the book had her totally engrossed"; "enwrapped in dreams"; "so intent on this fantastic...narrative that she hardly stirred"- Walter de la Mare; "rapt with wonder"; "wrapped in thought"
(synonym) engrossed, enwrapped, intent, rapt, wrapped
(similar) attentive
2. retained without reflection; "the absorbed light intensity"
(similar) unreflected
3. taken in through the pores of a surface; "the absorbed water expanded the sponge"
(similar) absorbable
Adjective
1. wholly absorbed as in thought; "deep in thought"; "that engrossed look or rapt delight"; "the book had her totally engrossed"; "enwrapped in dreams"; "so intent on this fantastic...narrative that she hardly stirred"- Walter de la Mare; "rapt with wonder"; "wrapped in thought"
(synonym) engrossed, enwrapped, intent, rapt, wrapped
(similar) attentive
2. retained without reflection; "the absorbed light intensity"
(similar) unreflected
3. taken in through the pores of a surface; "the absorbed water expanded the sponge"
(similar) absorbable
absorb
Verb
1. become imbued; "The liquids, light, and gases absorb"
(hypernym) sorb, take up
(hyponym) reabsorb, resorb
(derivation) absorption, soaking up
(classification) chemistry, chemical science
2. take up mentally; "he absorbed the knowledge or beliefs of his tribe"
(synonym) assimilate, ingest, take in
(hypernym) learn, larn, acquire
(hyponym) imbibe
(derivation) assimilation, absorption
3. take up, as of debts or payments; "absorb the costs for something"
(synonym) take over
(hypernym) fund
4. take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words"
(synonym) suck, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck up, draw, take in, take up
(hyponym) wipe up, mop up, mop
(derivation) absorption, soaking up
5. cause to become one with; "The sales tax is absorbed into the state income tax"
(hypernym) blend, flux, mix, conflate, commingle, immix, fuse, coalesce, meld, combine, merge
6. suck or take up or in; "A black star absorbs all matter"
(synonym) take in
(antonym) emit, give out, give off
(hyponym) suck, suck in
(derivation) absorption
7. engross (oneself) fully; "He immersed himself into his studies"
(synonym) steep, immerse, engulf, plunge, engross, soak up
(hypernym) concentrate, focus, center, centre, pore, rivet
(hyponym) drink in, drink
(verb-group) plunge, immerse
(derivation) concentration, engrossment, absorption, immersion
8. assimilate or take in; "The immigrants were quickly absorbed into society"
(hypernym) receive, take in, invite
9. engage or engross wholly; "Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely"
(synonym) engross, engage, occupy
(hypernym) interest
(hyponym) involve
(derivation) preoccupation, preoccupancy, absorption, engrossment
| hEnglish - advanced version |
absorbed
absorbed
acanthi (&?;). [l., from gr. &?;. cf. acantha.] 1. (bot.) a genus of herbaceous prickly plants, found in the south of europe, asia minor, and india; bear's-breech...
see also acanthus
absorbed
acanthi (&?;). [l., from gr. &?;. cf. acantha.] 1. (bot.) a genus of herbaceous prickly plants, found in the south of europe, asia minor, and india; bear's-breech...
see also acanthus
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ABSORBED Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Absorption
Absorption may refer to:
- Absorption (chemistry), absorption of particles of gas or liquid in liquid or solid material
- Absorption (cooking), a method in cooking in which a food (such as rice) takes up the liquid in which it is immersed
- Absorption (skin), a route by which substances can enter the body through the skin
- Absorption (pharmacokinetics), absorption of drugs in body
- Absorption (electromagnetic radiation), absorption of light or other electromagnetic radiation by a material
- Absorption (acoustics) , absorption of sound waves by a material
- Absorption (digestive), the uptake of substances by the gastrointestinal tract
- Absorption air conditioning
- Absorption law, in mathematics, an identity linking a pair of binary operations
- Dielectric absorption, interaction and absorption of energy from an applied electromagnetic field by a dielectric material
- Flow (psychology), a state of total mental "absorption"
- Absorption (economics), the total demand of an economy for goods and services both from within and without
- Absorption refrigeration
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