backrun
ˈbækˌrʌn
backranbackrunning
Definition Conjugation

Definition of backrun - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.
1.
financeTECH.undo a financial transaction or actionTECH.
  • The bank decided to backrun the erroneous transaction.
annul reverse
2.
navigationRareretrace steps or pathRare
  • We had to backrun our route to find the lost keys.
backtrack retrace return

Noun

tradingTECH.situation where a trader profits from non-public informationTECH.
  • The trader was accused of engaging in a backrun to gain unfair advantage.
front running insider trading
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Origin of backrun

English, back (reverse) + run (move)

Examples of backrun in a sentence

  • The firm decided to backrun the deal after reconsideration.
  • We had to backrun the trail to find the missing dog.
  • She decided to backrun her steps to locate her phone.
  • Engineers had to backrun the system to fix the error.
  • The developer decided to backrun the application to its previous state.
  • To clear the blockage, they had to backrun the pipeline.

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  1. French:annuler, délit d'initié, ...
  2. German:rückgängig machen, Insiderhandel, ...
  3. Italian:annullare, transazione con informazioni non pubbliche, ...
  4. Spanish:revertir, operación con información privilegiada, ...
  5. Portuguese:desfazer, negociação com informação privilegiada, ...
  6. Chinese:撤销, 回跑操作, ...
  7. Japanese:取り消す, バックラン, ...
  8. Arabic:عَكَسَ, تحقيق أرباح من معلومات سرية في التداول, ...
  9. Hebrew:לְבַטֵּל, ניצוּל מֵידָע פְּנִימִי, ...
  10. Russian:отменять, операция бэкран, ...
  11. Ukrainian:скасувати, маневр бекран, ...
  12. Hindi:बैक रन करना, बैक रन, ...
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