nearby

comparative more nearby · superlative most nearby · alternative near-by

1. Adjacent, near, close by.

   He stopped at a nearby store for some groceries.

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   Seals are flourishing about 50 miles farther south, too. In 2021, a group of grey seals established the first seal colony in nearby Suffolk and began breeding on a remote shingle beach at Orford Ness, now a National Trust site but once the location for cold war weapons-testing.

   2024 December 26, Donna Ferguson, “‘Britain’s wildlife safari’: baby boom in Norfolk as seal colonies flourish”, in The Guardian

   Synonyms: close

comparative more nearby · superlative most nearby · alternative near by

1. Next to, close to.

   I'm glad my friends live nearby where I can visit them.

plural nearbys

1. businessA futures contract, of a particular group, whose settlement date is the earliest.

   The deferred contract should be expected to rise, and buying the deferred while selling the nearby is then profitable.

   1989, Raymond M. Leuthold, Joan C. Junkus, Jean E. Cordier, The Theory and Practice of Futures Markets, page 67

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   In each of these markets the nearbys are almost invariably at a discount — a discount that tends to widen in bull markets and narrow in bear markets.

   1984, Jack D. Schwager, A Complete Guide to the Futures Markets, page 496