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Well,
Before asking can really mean anything, we would need a person who is being asked to know the exact meaning of the expression. Can you give us more context? Where did you came across those phrases?
The second expression is new to me and probably means for 5 years in a row/for 5 consecutive years.
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| Mon Jan 24, 2005 7:34 am What can you tell me about these 2? |
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| Quote: | | I never sell my stocks for less than 3 grands before asking. |
I'm not sure if this is relevant to your question but I also heard the word 'grand' being used in different context in the movie Rush Hour II.They talked about money being won in this movie. Here's a snippet of that conversation:
Tucker: I'm up a hundred and fifty-grand. Somebody cash me out.
Alan told me that the word 'grand' in that conversation means a thousand. 1 grand = ?1000 or $1000. So, 3 grand could mean ?3000 or $3000.
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| Wed Jan 26, 2005 5:32 am 3 grand |
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Thanks my friend Sylphidae, actually "grand" is a slam for a thousand dollars.
My question was refering to "before asking". That's the part I don't get.
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| Sun May 18, 2008 16:38 pm What can you tell me about these 2? |
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| rich7 wrote: | I never sell my stocks for less than 3 grands before asking.
I was top rated broker for 5 year run
Wha are the exact meanings of these 2? |
I think it should be "I was top rated broker for 5 years running." That means that the clock has ticked to 5 years and it's still counting onwards, or it's been five years and counting/continuing.
It should be 3 grand instead of grands, and it just means $3,000 or whichever currency. We have a candy bar in America called Hundred Grand ^.^ |
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