pump and dump English

Meaning pump and dump meaning

What does pump and dump mean?

pump and dump noun

— (finance) A form of financial fraud where the fraudster buys stocks cheaply, generates artificial excitement about those stocks to create a temporary price increase, then sells the stocks before the price goes back down

— sex

pump and dump verb

— (slang) To use a breast pump and then discard the milk, typically because one has had an infection, or been drinking alcohol.

— (transitive, slang) To have sex with a partner on a single occasion, without intention or prospects of further contact, or engaging in a serious relationship.