[loh-kuh
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| 1. | pertaining to or characterized by place or position in space; spatial. |
| 2. | pertaining to, characteristic of, or restricted to a particular place or particular places: a local custom. |
| 3. | pertaining to a city, town, or small district rather than an entire state or country: local transportation. |
| 4. | stopping at most or all stations: a local train. |
| 5. | pertaining to or affecting a particular part or particular parts, as of a physical system or organism: a local disease. |
| 6. | Medicine/Medical. (of anesthesia or an anesthetic) affecting only a particular part or area of the body, without concomitant loss of consciousness, as distinguished from general anesthesia. |
| 7. | a local train, bus, etc. |
| 8. | a newspaper item of local interest. |
| 9. | a local branch of a union, fraternity, etc. |
| 10. | a local anesthetic. |
| 11. | Often, locals.
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| 12. | stamp (def. 22). |
| 13. | British Informal. a neighborhood pub. |
| 14. | Informal. to travel by or take a local train or the like. |
[stamp] ,| 1. | to strike or beat with a forcible, downward thrust of the foot. |
| 2. | to bring (the foot) down forcibly or smartly on the ground, floor, etc. |
| 3. | to extinguish, crush, etc., by striking with a forcible downward thrust of the foot (fol. by out): to stamp out a fire. |
| 4. | to suppress or quell (a rebellion, uprising, etc.) quickly through the use of overwhelming force (usually fol. by out). |
| 5. | to crush or pound with or as with a pestle. |
| 6. | to impress with a particular mark or device, as to indicate genuineness, approval, or ownership: to stamp a document with a seal. |
| 7. | to mark or impress with a design, word, mark, etc.: Age stamped his face with lines. |
| 8. | to impress (a design, word, mark, etc.) on: to stamp one's initials on a document. |
| 9. | to affix a postage stamp to (a letter, envelope, etc.). |
| 10. | to characterize, distinguish, or reveal: His ingenuity with words stamped him as a potential poet. |
| 11. | to bring the foot down forcibly or smartly, as in crushing something, expressing rage, etc. |
| 12. | to walk with forcible or heavy, resounding steps: He stamped out of the room in anger. |
| 13. | postage stamp. |
| 14. | an act or instance of stamping. |
| 15. | a die or block for impressing or imprinting. |
| 16. | a design or legend made with such a die or block. |
| 17. | an official mark indicating genuineness, validity, etc., or payment of a duty or charge. |
| 18. | a peculiar or distinctive impression or mark: a great man who left his stamp on legal procedure. |
| 19. | character, kind, or type: a woman of serious stamp. |
| 20. | an official seal or device appearing on a business or legal document to show that a tax has been paid. |
| 21. | Also called local, local stamp. such a device, often similar to a postage stamp, issued by a private organization to show that the charges for mail carrying have been paid. |
| 22. | trading stamp. |
| 23. | food stamp. |
| 24. | an instrument for stamping, crushing, or pounding. |
| 25. | a heavy piece of iron or the like, as in a stamp mill, for crushing ore or other material. |
| lo·cal (lō'kəl) adj.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin locālis, from Latin locus, place.] lo'cal·ly adv., lo'cal·ness n. |
Local
Traders on future exchanges who occasionally fill public orders, but mainly buy and sell for their own personal accounts.
Investopedia Commentary
These people are almost identical to floor traders, but operate on different exchanges.
See also: Floor Trader, Futures Market, Member
local lo·cal (lō'kəl)
adj.
Affecting or confined to a limited part; not general or systemic.