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to lock

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Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. to lock

    To entangle the lower yards when tacking.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of to lock in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of to lock in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of to lock in a Sentence

  1. Tyson McCabe:

    You are definitely seeing more of a private equity mentality here, and activists realize if they are going to run a successful, long-term operation they have no choice but to lock in longer-term capital.

  2. Jrue Holiday:

    When somebody like our best player is not playing that night, we kind of lock in, everybody has to do a little bit more. It's a testament to the team we have.

  3. The IEA:

    Several large LTO producers have been boasting of achieving large reductions in production costs in recent weeks. At the same time, producer hedging has reportedly gone steeply up, as companies took advantage of the rally to lock in profits, it would thus be premature to suggest that OPEC has won the battle for market share. The battle, rather, has just started.

  4. Matt Davidson:

    It’s a freak thing that I don’t know you can be prepared for it, i guess you can just lock yourself inside.

  5. Bruce Hoffman:

    Interoperability has long been viewed as a way to solve lock-in problems, the thing about interoperability requirements is that you have to be very careful with how you design them and what they actually do.

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