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Definition: To deal in futures
Future
\Fu"ture\, n. [Cf. F. futur. See
Future, a.]
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1. Time to come; time subsequent to the present (as, the
future shall be as the present); collectively, events that
are to happen in time to come.
“Lay the future open.”
--Shak.
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2. The possibilities of the future; -- used especially of
prospective success or advancement; as, he had great
future before him.
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3. (Gram.) A future tense.
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To deal in futures, to speculate on the future values of
merchandise or stocks. [Brokers' cant]
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