Definition of Killing

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Killing -- A colloquialism ; when a speculator has made an unusually large profit he is said to have made a killing. A killing may be made in a single stock or in the general market, that is, in several stocks. Likewise, a killing may be made in grain, cotton, coffee or any other speculative commodity.


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