verb Download 🔗Share To build up or be arranged in the form of a pyramid. Examples : "The children were pyramiding blocks on the floor, making a tall tower. " architecture building structure Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To combine (a series of genes) into a single genotype. Examples : "The plant breeder is pyramiding disease resistance genes into the new tomato variety to make it stronger against common illnesses. " biology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To employ, or take part in, a pyramid scheme. Examples : "He lost all his savings by pyramiding with a fake investment company that promised quick returns. " business economy finance organization system Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To engage in pyramid trading. Examples : "The company got shut down after investigators discovered they were pyramiding, promising new recruits commissions for signing up more members rather than selling actual products. " business finance economy Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A strategy by which the trader gradually adds to an existing trade or position as the price moves in the expected direction. Examples : "The investor used pyramiding by adding more shares of the company each time its stock price went up. " business finance economy Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The practice of an athlete progressively increasing the dosage of an illicit drug to a maximum, and then progressively lowering it, between competitions so as to reduce the chances of being caught. Examples : "The athlete's pyramiding of steroids allowed him to gain strength during training but minimize detection risks during competition. " sport medicine body action physiology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A shell deformity in captive turtles, leading to a pyramid shape underlying each scute. Examples : "The vet explained that the tortoise's pyramiding was likely caused by improper humidity and diet during its early development. " animal disease biology condition appearance Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A form of tax evasion in which an employer that withholds payroll taxes from employees intentionally fails to remit those withholdings to the taxing authority, often then filing for bankruptcy to repeat the fraud under a new name. Examples : "The business owner was arrested for pyramiding after it was discovered they kept the employees' payroll taxes instead of sending them to the government. " business finance law economy government Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
