bed-and-breakfasting

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bed-and-breakfasting (uncountable)

  1. (finance) The use of bed-and-breakfast deals.
    • 1990, Accountancy, volume 150, page 40:
      In the case of equities and unit trusts, etc, this can be done by bed and breakfasting (selling one afternoon and buying back first thing the following morning), but care needs to be taken especially in the present volatile state of the stock market.