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pyramiding

/ˈpɪr.ə.mɪd.ɪŋ/
pyr · a · mid · ing

Adjective:pyramidal
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Past Simple:pyramided
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Past Participle:pyramided
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Present Participle:pyramiding
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pyramiding Lexical Profile

pyramiding Game Scores & Validity

• noun

1

The practice in finance of using unrealized profits from existing investments as collateral or margin to buy additional assets.

Example

"Aggressive pyramiding allowed the trader to multiply his holdings during the bull market, though it exposed him to severe risk."


2

A strength-training technique in which the weight and number of repetitions are systematically increased or decreased across successive sets.

Example

"The coach recommended pyramiding on the bench press to build both muscular endurance and maximum strength."


3

An abnormal upward, bumpy growth of the scutes on a tortoise's or turtle's shell, typically caused by improper diet or humidity.

Example

"Maintaining proper enclosure humidity is essential to prevent shell pyramiding in captive sulcata tortoises."

• verb

1

To stack, arrange, or build up in the shape of a pyramid (present participle of pyramid).

Example

"The grocer spent the morning pyramiding oranges in the front window display."


2

To increase rapidly and successively in size, amount, or scope, especially by using initial gains to fund further expansion (present participle of pyramid).

Example

"By pyramiding his real estate investments, he acquired a massive portfolio with very little initial capital."

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Pyramiding. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/pyramiding
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