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Pose Down: Bodybuilders performing their poses at the same time in a competition, trying to out pose one another.

Mow Em Down: Refers to a pitcher who strikes out a series of hitters in a row.

Multi-Purpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME): A standard that allows for the attachment of files such as images, sounds and animations to electronic mail messages. This preset information is preloaded in to the Web server and the Intern . . . View Full Definition

Marking Up Or Down: The amount by which a securities dealer raises or lowers the price of a stock or bond due to changes in demand and supply.

Limit Up, Limit Down: The maximum price change allowed for a commodity futures contract per trading day.

Knockdown: (also 'knockdown shot, punch, punch shot, half shot') a shot played with less than a full swing, mainly to control distance, trajectory and spin

Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension (MIME): An encoding method designed for exchanging binary files over the Internet (particularly via email messages) in a standardized, platform-independent form using a coding scheme called base64. . . . View Full Definition

Markdown: A markdown is the amount a broker-dealer earns on the sale of a fixed-income security and is the difference between the sales price and what the seller realizes on the sale. The markdown may . . . View Full Definition

Nonpurpose Loan: A loan with securities pledged as collateral, but which is not to be used in securities trading or transactions.

Point-After-Touchdown (PAT): A place kick taken from the opponent’s 2-yard line (3-yard line in college); awarded to a team that has scored a touchdown, it is worth 1 point if it goes through the goalpost.