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continuation

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con⋅tin⋅u⋅a⋅tion

  [kuhn-tin-yoo-ey-shuhn]
–noun
1. the act or state of continuing; the state of being continued.
2. extension or carrying on to a further point: to request the continuation of a loan.
3. something that continues some preceding thing by being of the same kind or having a similar content: Today's weather will be a continuation of yesterday's.
4. Library Science.
a. a supplement to a publication previously issued.
b. a work published in continuance of a monograph, serial, or series.
5. British Stock Exchange. contango.
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Origin:
1350–1400; ME continuacio(u)n (< AF) < L continuātiōn- (s. of continuātiō). See continuate, -ion

con⋅tang⋅o

  [kuhn-tang-goh]
–noun, plural -gos, -goes.
(on the London stock exchange) a fee paid by a buyer of securities to the seller for the privilege of deferring payment.
Also called continuation.
Compare backwardation.

Origin:
1850–55; said to be alter. of continue or contingent
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con·tin·u·a·tion   (kən-tĭn'yōō-ā'shən)   
n.  

    1. The act or fact of continuing.

    2. The state of being continued.

  2. An extension by which something is carried to a further point.

  3. A resumption after an interruption. See Usage Note at continuance.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Financial Dictionary

contango

In futures or options trading, a market in which longer-term contracts carry a higher price than near-term contracts. The premium accorded to longer maturities is a normal condition of the market and reflects the cost of carrying the commodity for future delivery. Compare inverted market.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
Copyright © 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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Computing Dictionary

continuation
continuation passing style

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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