financial black hole

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• black hole — noun count 1. ) SCIENCE an area in outer space where the force of GRAVITY is so strong that light and everything else around it is pulled into it 2. ) INFORMAL a situation in which large amounts of money are spent without bringing any benefits:… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• black hole — n 1.) an area in outer space into which everything near it, including light, is pulled 2.) informal something that uses up a lot of money ▪ I m worried that the project could become a financial black hole …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• black hole — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms black hole : singular black hole plural black holes 1) astronomy an area in outer space where the force of gravity is so strong that light and everything else around it is pulled into it 2) informal a situation …   English dictionary

• black hole — noun Date: 1968 1. a celestial object that has a gravitational field so strong that light cannot escape it and that is believed to be created especially in the collapse of a very massive star 2. something resembling a black hole: as a. something… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• black hole — If there is a black hole in financial accounts, money has disappeared …   The small dictionary of idiomes

• black-hole — v. To cause to disappear; to prevent someone or something from communicating or being communicated. Also: black hole, blackhole. Example Citation: However, industry analysts have pointed out that economic factors constitute the more compelling… …   New words

• black hole —    If there is a black hole in financial accounts, money has disappeared.   (Dorking School Dictionary) …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

• Black hole —   If there is a black hole in financial accounts, money has disappeared …   Dictionary of English idioms

• Black–Scholes — The Black–Scholes model (pronounced /ˌblæk ˈʃoʊlz/[1]) is a mathematical model of a financial market containing certain derivative investment instruments. From the model, one can deduce the Black–Scholes formula, which gives the price of European …   Wikipedia

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