Definition of Absorbed

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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.

BASSAM Trade, Real Estate, Mortgage, Fund,Invest, Insurance,& Tax,Terms/abbreviations/defin.
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.


Absorbed Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Absorbed
(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


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


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Absorbed Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries

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