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Definition of "in-and-out" [in-and-out]

  • Involving the purchase and sale of a single security within a short period of time. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "in-and-out" in a sentence
  • "Four Conservatives, including Senators Doug Finley and Irving Gerstein, are facing renewed charges over what has been called the "in-and-out" controversy - money being transferred between local ridings and the national headquarters, which each have their own distinct legal spending limits."
  • "In 2008 the Mounties raided Tory party headquarters in connection with the controversy over the so-called in-and-out financing scheme."
  • "Stephen Harper and his Conservatives are being savaged by the opposition over the so-called in-and-out campaign financing scheme."