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a⋅way

[uh-wey]
–adverb
1. from this or that place; off: to go away.
2. aside; to another place; in another direction: to turn your eyes away; to turn away customers
3. far; apart: away back; away from the subject.
4. out of one's possession or use: to give money away.
5. out of existence or notice; into extinction: to fade away; to idle away the morning.
6. incessantly or relentlessly; repeatedly: He kept hammering away.
7. without hesitation: Fire away.
–adjective
8. absent; gone: to be away from home.
9. distant: six miles away.
10. immediately off and on the way: The order was given and he was away.
11. Sports. played in a ball park, arena, or the like, other than the one that is or is assumed to be the center of operations of a team: winners in their last three away games. Compare home (def. 15).
12. Baseball. having been put out: with two away in the top of the seventh.
13. Golf.
a. (of a golf ball) lying farthest from the hole.
b. (of a golfer) having hit such a ball and being required to play first.
14. do away with,
a. to get rid of; abolish; stop.
b. to kill: Bluebeard did away with all his wives.
15. away with,
a. take away: Away with him!
b. go away! leave!: Away with you!
16. where away? (of something sighted from a ship) in which direction? where?

Origin:
bef. 950; ME; OE aweg, reduction of on weg. See on, a- 1 , way
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away

Used to refer to a market, quotation, or trade not originating with a particular dealer. For example, a dealer quoting a stock at 15 away would be quoting a price that comes from a different market maker.

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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