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dower
dower house
Down
down (1)
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down-and-dirty
down-and-in
down-and-out
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Down East
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down-and-out

down-and-out


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. jobless and poor: having no money or job, often no home, and little hope of things getting better ( informal )

2. unable to carry on: completely incapacitated and unable to carry on



noun  (plural down-and-outs)
Definition:
 
1. jobless poor person: somebody who lacks money, a job, and often a home ( informal )

2. finance option extinction triggered by falling indicator: an option that expires if the asset's price falls to a given level

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