futures
futures Lexical Profile
futures Game Scores & Validity
• noun
Standardized financial contracts obligating a buyer to purchase, or a seller to sell, a specific quantity of a commodity or financial instrument at a predetermined price and date in the future.
"Rising global demand caused a sharp increase in crude oil and agricultural futures on the exchange."
The plural of future; prospective conditions, events, or chances of success and development awaiting multiple people, groups, or entities.
"The scholarship program has transformed the futures of hundreds of students from underserved communities."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Derived from the noun 'future', which comes from Old French 'futur' and Latin 'futurus' (meaning 'about to be'), the irregular future participle of 'esse' ('to be'). The financial trading sense emerged in the mid-19th century on commodity exchanges.