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Babysitting
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Babysitting
Slang; the act or practice of holding a losing investment for a relatively long period of time. One babysits an investment in hopes that the market will turn around and allow one eventually to break even.
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Grandpa babysits during the day and keeps Georgie occupied with stories, gardening and games.
Wild, Margaret (text) Deborah Niland (illus.): Grandpa Baby by Babbage, Lynne / Reading Time
She's used to being at the beck and call of her family; she regularly babysits for her daughter, and her son seems to think she is his personal cash machine.
Tonight's TV by Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England)
Used to being at the beck and call of her family, she regularly babysits for her daughter, and her son seems to think she is his personal cash machine.
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