What does lockup mean?
Definitions for lockup
ˈlɒkˌʌplock·up
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Princeton's WordNet
lockupnoun
jail in a local police station
locking, lockupnoun
the act of locking something up to protect it
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Lockupnoun
The act or state of temporary imprisonment in a lockup.
Lockupnoun
A malfunction in a machine having moving parts, such that the moving part cannot move; a seizure.
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lockupnoun
A jail, prison.
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lockup
A lockup generally refers to a period of time during which a certain restriction, limitation, or imposition is enacted, preventing actions such as selling shares or initiating particular activities. It is most commonly associated with an agreement in which shareholders promise not to sell their shares for a certain period of time after an initial public offering. Additionally, the term "lockup" can also refer to a temporary detention facility or jail.
Webster Dictionary
Lockupnoun
a place where persons under arrest are temporarily locked up; a watchhouse
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of lockup in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of lockup in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of lockup in a Sentence
The report of Ford selling 8 million shares is not what any Rivian investor wants to see, the stock has been a debacle since the IPO. I think you're seeing with lockup ending, investors are hitting the sell button in a jittery market.
We believe it will be a avalanche of selling from early investors and insiders as this train wreck since the IPO continues, we estimate roughly 763 mm shares will be unlocking with roughly 25 % at a big risk of selling over the coming days. It' sr been dark days for Uber but after this week, the lockup overhang will be in the rear view mirror and the stock should rebound from here.
Some of the sell-off over the last few days has been attributed to the fear of additional liquidity coming into the market as a result of the lockup expiration today, and people were trying to get ahead of that.
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