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window dressing

 
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–noun
1. the art, act, or technique of trimming the display windows of a store.
2. misrepresentation of something, so as to give a favorable impression: The company's list of assets included a great deal of window dressing.
Origin:
1780–90
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win·dow-dress·ing also win·dow dress·ing   (wĭn'dō-drěs'ĭng)
n.  

    1. Decorative exhibition of retail merchandise in store windows.

    2. Goods and trimmings used in such displays.

  2. A means of improving appearances or creating a falsely favorable impression: "The realignment ... may be more window dressing than a substantive change in how the company does business" (Connie Guglielmo).

win'dow-dress'er n.
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window dressing

An adjustment made to a portfolio or financial statement to create false appearances. For example, a manager may decide to provide window dressing to a portfolio by selling stock that has declined in value and replacing it with stock that has increased in value. Such activity creates the impression of successful portfolio management.

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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