stag
/stæɡ/ verb [T] (-gg-) informalDefinition
› FINANCE, STOCK MARKET to buy shares in a company when it is first sold to the public and then sell the shares as soon as the price goes up to make a quick profit: There will be the usual scramble as private investors try to stag the new issue and sell at a profit.
(Definition of stag verb from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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