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Layup
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Layup
Used in the context of general equities. Easily executed trade or order. See: Lead pipe.

Layup
Informal; an order to a broker that can be executed easily. Layups are made on highly liquid securities at a reasonable price.


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Meanwhile, Phoenix's offense, which had begun stagnant and slow at times in Game 1, ran at full speed as the Suns whipped the ball around for a variety of dunks, layups and momentum-turning 3-pointers.
After missing more than a half dozen layups early in the game, Lowell used a 9-0 run midway through the second quarter to take a 17-9 halftime lead.
Players search for the inexplainable -- why so many layups and two-foot jumpers were missed -- then shake their heads in disbelief because this did not happen in the 30 or so previous games.
 
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