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  • 51Deck — *1. Das Deck klar machen. Alle Hindernisse aus dem Wege räumen, um für s Handeln Raum zu gewinnen. »Sie sagen, dass sie das Deck zum Aktiren klar machen.« (Breslauer Zeitung 1864, Nr. 198, S. 1135.) *2. Er ist wieder drei Viertel auf Deck. –… …

    Deutsches Sprichwörter-Lexikon

  • 52deck — 1. noun a) Any flat surface that can be walked on: a balcony; a porch; a raised patio; a flat rooftop. Arr, maties! Swab the deck! b) A pack or set of playing cards. 2. verb …

    Wiktionary

  • 53deck — All orders in a floor broker s possession that have not yet been executed. The CENTER ONLINE Futures Glossary * * * deck deck [dek] noun [countable] TRANSPORT TRAVEL one of the levels on a ship: • Cargo is stored on the ship s lower deck …

    Financial and business terms

  • 54deck — [dek] noun [C] I 1) the outside top part of a ship that you can walk on 2) one of the levels on a ship or bus 3) a set of cards used for playing card games II verb [T] deck [dek] 1) informal to hit someone so hard that they fall to the ground 2)… …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 55deck — See: HIT THE DECK, ON DECK …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 56deck — See: HIT THE DECK, ON DECK …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 57Deck — The number of open orders that a broker is working with at any one time. A broker with a large deck must efficiently find buyers and sellers for securities or risk the orders not being filled and canceled. More experienced brokers can operate… …

    Investment dictionary

  • 58deck — [15] Ultimately, deck (both the noun and the verb) is the same word as thatch. The meaning element they share is of a ‘covering over the top’. The noun was borrowed from Middle Dutch dec, which meant ‘covering’ in general, and more specifically… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 59deck — See: hit the deck, on deck …

    Словарь американских идиом

  • 60deck — noun 1》 a floor of a ship, especially the upper, open level.     ↘a floor or platform, as in a bus or car park.     ↘(the deck) informal the ground or floor: there was a big thud when I hit the deck. 2》 a component or unit in sound reproduction… …

    English new terms dictionary