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Definition of y
(Entry 1 of 8)
1a : the 25th letter of the English alphabet
b : a graphic representation of this letter
c : a speech counterpart of orthographic y
2 : a graphic device for reproducing the letter y
3 : one designated y especially as the 25th in order or class or the second in order or class when x is made the first
4 : something shaped like the letter Y
Definition of y (Entry 2 of 8)
1 yard
2 year
Y
noun (2)
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Y
symbolDefinition of Y (Entry 4 of 8)
yttrium
Definition of -y (Entry 5 of 8)
1a : characterized by : full of blossomy dirty muddy clayey
b : having the character of : composed of icy waxy
c : like : like that of homey wintry —often with a disparaging connotation stagy
2a : tending or inclined to sleepy chatty
b : giving occasion for (specified) action teary
c : performing (specified) action curly
Definition of -y (Entry 6 of 8)
1 : state : condition : quality beggary
2 : activity, place of business, or goods dealt with chandlery laundry
3 : whole body or group soldiery
Definition of -y (Entry 7 of 8)
: instance of a (specified) action entreaty inquiry
Definition of -y (Entry 8 of 8)
— see -ie
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Absent Letters That Are Heard Anyway
Absent Letters That Are Heard Anyway
They aren't seen but they are heard
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Y
symbolFinancial Definition of Y
What It Is
Y is a ticker-symbol extension that signifies that a stock is an American Depository Receipt.
How It Works
Issued by U.S. banks, American Depository Receipts (ADRs) are certificates that represent shares of a foreign stock owned by the issuing bank. The foreign shares are usually held in custody overseas, but the certificates trade in the U.S. Through this system, a large number of foreign-based companies are actively traded on one of the three major U.S. equity markets (the NYSE, AMEX, or Nasdaq).
On the Nasdaq market, for example, the letter Y after the ticker (if its ticker were XYZC, an XYZ Company ADR would look like this: XYZC-Y) to denote that the security is an ADR.
Why It Matters
ADRs give U.S. investors the ability to easily purchase shares in foreign firms, and they are typically much more convenient and cost effective for domestic investors (versus purchasing stocks in overseas markets). And because many foreign firms are involved in industries and geographical markets where U.S. multinationals don't have a presence, investors often use ADRs to help diversify their portfolio on a much more global scale.
Accordingly, it is very important to understand what ticker extensions mean.
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y
noun
English Language Learners Definition of y
(Entry 1 of 2)
: the 25th letter of the English alphabet
mathematics —used to represent especially a second unknown quantity
—used in the phrase x, y, and z to refer to the second thing in a group of three unnamed things
English Language Learners Definition of -y (Entry 2 of 2)
: full or having a lot of something
: having the qualities of something : made of or seeming to be made of something
: resembling something
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Kids Definition of y
: the 25th letter of the English alphabet
Kids Definition of -y
(Entry 1 of 5)
1 : showing, full of, or made of dirty muddy icy
2 : like wintry
3 : devoted to : enthusiastic about
4 : tending to sleepy
5 : somewhat : rather chilly
-y
noun suffixKids Definition of -y (Entry 2 of 5)
1 : state : condition : quality jealousy
2 : activity, place of business, or goods dealt with laundry
3 : whole body or group
-y
noun suffixKids Definition of -y (Entry 3 of 5)
: occasion or example of a specified action entreaty inquiry
-y
Kids Definition of -y (Entry 4 of 5)
see -ie
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symbolMedical Definition of Y
yttrium
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