lock-up

lock-up ▶noun 1 a jail, especially a temporary one. 2 Brit. non-residential premises that can be locked up, typically a small shop or garage. 3 [ mass noun ] the locking up of premises for the night. • the time when premises are locked up: hurrying back to their houses before lock-up. 4 [ mass noun ] the action of becoming fixed or immovable: anti-lock braking helps prevent wheel lock-up. 5 an investment in assets which cannot readily be realized or sold on in the short term.

lock-up

lock-up noun 1 the old red-brick police station was the site of the village lock-up: jail, prison, cell, police cell, place of detention, place of confinement, detention centre; N. Amer. jailhouse; informal cooler, slammer, jug, can, nick, stir, clink, quod, chokey, pen. 2 they had some spare space in a lock-up in a basement car park: storeroom, store, warehouse, depository, storage space, garage.

Lock-up-Periode

Lock-up-Pe ri o de Substantiv, feminin Börsenwesen , die |…ˈ |ap …|die Lock-up-Periode; Genitiv: der Lock-up-Periode, Plural: die Lock-up-Perioden englisch; griechisch-lateinisch Zeitabschnitt nach einem Börsengang, in dem die bisherigen Anteilseigner keine Aktien verkaufen dürfen