fu·ture (fy  ch r)n. 1. The indefinite time yet to come: will try to do better in the future. 2. Something that will happen in time to come: "The future comes apace" (Shakespeare). 3. A prospective or expected condition, especially one considered with regard to growth, advancement, or development: a business with no future. 4. futures Business Commodities or stocks bought or sold upon agreement of delivery in time to come. 5. Grammar a. The form of a verb used in speaking of action that has not yet occurred or of states not yet in existence. b. A verb form in the future tense. adj. That is to be or to come; of or existing in later time. [Middle English, from Old French futur, from Latin fut  rus, about to be; see bheu- in Indo-European roots.] |
futures [ˈfjuːtʃəz]
pl n
(Economics, Accounting & Finance / Stock Exchange)
a. commodities or other financial products bought or sold at an agreed price for delivery at a specified future date See also financial futures
b. (as modifier) futures contract futures market
Translations
futures [ˈfjuːtʃəz] npl (Fin) → futures mpl
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