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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: futures /ˈfjuːtʃəz/ pl n - commodities or other financial products bought or sold at an agreed price for delivery at a specified future date
See also financial futures - (as modifier): futures contract, futures market
fu•ture /ˈfyutʃɚ/USA pronunciation n. - time that is to be or come hereafter:[countable* singular;the + ~]some day in the future.
- [countable* singular;
the + ~] something that will exist or happen in time to come. - events yet to happen:[countable]to predict the future.
- Grammar[the + ~]
- the future tense.
- a verb form or construction in the future tense.
- BusinessUsually, futures. [plural] commodities bought and sold to make a profit and intended for future delivery.
adj. [before a noun] - being or coming hereafter:future events.
- Grammarof, relating to, or being a verb tense, form, or construction that refers to events or states in time to come.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024fu•ture (fyo̅o̅′chər),USA pronunciation n. - time that is to be or come hereafter.
- something that will exist or happen in time to come:The future is rooted in the past.
- a condition, esp. of success or failure, to come:Some people believe a gypsy can tell you your future.
- Grammar
- the future tense.
- another future formation or construction.
- Grammara form in the future, as He will come.
- Communications, BusinessUsually, futures. speculative purchases or sales of commodities for future receipt or delivery.
adj. - that is to be or come hereafter:future events; on some future day.
- pertaining to or connected with time to come:one's future prospects; future plans.
- Grammarnoting or pertaining to a tense or other verb formation or construction that refers to events or states in time to come.
- Latin fūtūrus about to be (future participle of esse to be)
- Middle English futur Anglo-French, Old French 1325–75
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