Definition of pyramid

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  • pyramid is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 15
  • pyramid is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 15
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Definition of pyramid

  • a massive monument with a square base and four triangular sides; begun by Cheops around 2700 BC as royal tombs in ancient Egypt (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. great pyramid
    2. pyramids of egypt
  • a polyhedron having a polygonal base and triangular sides with a common vertex (noun)
  • arrange or build up as if on the base of a pyramid (verb)
  • enlarge one's holdings on an exchange on a continued rise by using paper profits as margin to buy additional amounts (verb)
  • increase rapidly and progressively step by step on a broad base (verb)
  • (stock market) a series of transactions in which the speculator increases his holdings by using the rising market value of those holdings as margin for further purchases (noun)
  • use or deal in (as of stock or commercial transaction) in a pyramid deal (verb)

See definition of pyramid in Merriam Webster