Barbell

Word BARBELL
Character 7
Hyphenation bar bell
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Definitions and meanings of "Barbell"

What do we mean by barbell?

A bar with adjustable weights at each end, lifted for sport or exercise. noun

A bar of steel with a ball of iron at each end, used as a dumb-bell. noun

A bar to which heavy discs are attached at each end; -- it is used for weightlifting exercises. noun

A wide steel bar with premeasured weights affixed to either end, with the central span open for the hands of the weightlifter. noun

A bar to which heavy discs are attached at each end; used in weightlifting noun

A wide steel bar with premeasured weights affixed to either end, with the central span open for the hands of the weightlifter.

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The word "barbell" in example sentences

In the body-piercing trade, it was what they called a barbell — a rod with a ball that screws on and off one end, just to keep the ornament from falling off, not unlike an earring post. ❋ Irving, John, 1942- (2001)

As for the vast majority (or perhaps the barbell is equally weighted at both ends) of people not being able to make a 'living wage,' I find this doubtful. ❋ Unknown (2009)

For more than a decade, banking experts have predicted an industry that is shaped like a "barbell" -- a few big banks at one end, thousands of tiny ones at the other and little in the middle. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Every single one of them sweats the two "O lifts": the snatch (a single, continuous motion that requires lifting the barbell from the ground and forcing yourself under it so that you're standing with your arms locked in extension above you) and the clean and jerk (start by pulling the weight from the ground to your shoulders, then dip and drive the bar overhead, splitting your legs into a half lunge to get the power to extend your arms upward). ❋ Post (2010)

On the other end of the barbell, which is again a large group is lower income individuals, many chronically unemployed due to length of the recession and have burned through the credit system.

This is now different than what many of us have read about and I think has been called the barbell strategy. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Wessel pushed the Frank Levy "barbell" thesis -- that there will be high-paying jobs or low-paying jobs, but nothing in between. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The fund's "barbell" approach to investing also helps. ❋ Unknown (2010)

He has created a "barbell" portfolio of U.S. government debt, with around 70% laddered into one - to five-year Treasurys and high-quality municipal bonds, and the other 30% in debt that is seven to eight years out. ❋ Ben Levisohn (2010)

I think the Mike Tyson wannabe there is doing a "clean jerk" manoeuver with that guy's "barbell"... and you should never lift without a spottter. ❋ Cosmo7 (2009)

It comes as asset management firms move increasingly to a "barbell" structure, investing assets either in low-cost index portfolios or more expensive alternative asset classes. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Co-manager Guang Yuang says the goal is to ride out the turmoil with a "barbell" portfolio where riskier holdings like those in China and India are balanced by more conservative stakes such as European utilities -- but he acknowledges this hasn't worked lately. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The world's No. 2 hamburger chain by locations behind McDonald's Corp. is using what it calls a "barbell" menu strategy that pushes both upscale products, like its new Steakhouse Burger with Angus beef, alongside $1 sandwiches to appeal to cash-strapped customers. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Tundra's distinct "barbell" form with pronounced wheel arches conveys the truck's inherent strength. ❋ Unknown (2010)

In "The Black Swan," Mr. Taleb recommends a "barbell" strategy in which investors put 85% to 90% of their portfolios in extremely safe instruments, like Treasury bills, and the remaining 10% to 15% in highly speculative bets such as options. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Kapito said the firm's ETFs and hedge-fund products are benefiting from investor appetite for a "barbell" strategy that entails putting a portion of money into passive investments that mimic indexes and part of it into funds designed to generate "alpha," or higher returns than market benchmarks. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Tips & tactics Can a 'barbell' investment strategy give your portfolio some muscle? ❋ Unknown (2009)

For example, if you are an entrepreneur and need cash to help fund a business for the next five years, you might want to do a "barbell" asset allocation for a few years, create a high income portfolio and use the cash to take all of your risk in the business you are running, which is venture capital. ❋ Unknown (2009)

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