buy straw hats in winter

verb

Of stocks, to buy when both demand and price are low, so as to sell when demand and price are high.

Meanings

verbbuy straw hats in winter (third-person singular simple present buys straw hats in winter, present participle buying straw hats in winter, simple past and past participle bought straw hats in winter)

present singular third person buys straw hats in winter · participle present buying straw hats in winter · participle past bought straw hats in winter · past bought straw hats in winter

  1. idiomaticOf stocks, to buy when both demand and price are low, so as to sell when demand and price are high.
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