Look up: crest

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   Crest
   A crest is a growth on an animal's head. Many dinosaurs, like Corythosaurus and Lambeosaurus , had bony crests on their heads.
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   CREST
   An electronic means of settling share transactions and registering investors on companies' lists of shareholders. The effect of CREST is that ownership of company stock is treated much like money in a bank account, with information held and transactions booked electronically.
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   Crest
   The system introduced in July 1996 by the securities industry through which transactions in securities are 'settled' (ie concluded) by the payment of cash or by the delivery of securities against payment.
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   crest
   [n] - the top line of a hill, mountain, or wave 2. [n] - (heraldry) in medieval times, an emblem used to decorate a helmet 3. [n] - a showy growth of e.g. feathers or skin on the head of a bird or other animal 4. [v] - reach a high point
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   Crest
   a prominence or ridge.
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   CREST
   The electronic settlement system used by stockbroking firms since July 1996 and run by CRESTCo. It allows the transfer of shares for CREST eligible securities between CREST members and the ability to deliver payments against the movement of shares on the day of settlement. The register is then automatically updated accordingly.
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   Crest
   This refers to waves. The crest of a wave (also called the peak) is simply the part of the wave with the greatest amplitude
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   CREST
   A computerised system for settling sales and purchases of shares in the UK.
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   CREST
   The new paperless share settlement system, introduced by CRESTCo in 1996.
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    CREST
    Crest is an electronic system of settlement for the equities market in the UK and Ireland which... <a target=_blank href='http://www.finance-glossary.com/terms/CREST.htm?id=334&ginPtrCode=00000&PopupMode=false' title='Read full definition of CREST'>more</a>
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    Crest
    The peak of a wave disturbance. See also: Trough, Wave.
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    Crest
    Centralised settlement system for securities traded on the London Stock Exchange. You can choose to hold your money in notes and coins or as an electronic record in a bank account. Similarly, you can hold your stocks and shares in an electronic account in Crest rather than in physical form with certificates
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    crest
    that part of the formation on which the railway superstructure is laid Category: Building industry • the term is associated both with the more prominent crests and with the minor crests lying between them Category: Iron and steel industries
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    CREST
    The paperless share settlement system through which trades executed on the Exchange's markets (and elsewhere) can be settled. CREST is operated by CRESTCo, and was introduced in 1996. See Settlement.
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    CREST
    (= calcinosis; Reynauds phenomenon; oesophageal dysmotility; sclerodactyly; telangielactasia) A complex syndrome characterized by the presence of autoantibodies toward proteins of the centromere, largely the CENT A, B, C and D antigens .
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    Crest
    Crest (krĕst) noun [ Old French creste , French crête , Latin crista .] 1. A tuft, or other excrescence or natural ornament, growing on an animal's head; the comb of a cock; the swelling on the head of a serpent; the lengthened feathers of the crown or nape of bird, etc. Darwin. « [ Attack] his rising crest , and drive the serpent back. C. ...
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    Crest
    Crest transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Crested ; present participle & verbal noun Cresting .] 1. To furnish with, or surmount as, a crest; to serve as a crest for. « His legs bestrid the ocean, his reared arm Crested the world. Shak. » « Mid groves of clouds that crest the ...
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    Crest
    Crest (krĕst) intransitive verb To form a crest.
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    crest
    1. A ridge, especially a bony ridge. ... See: crista. ... 2. The ridge of the neck of a male animal, especially of a stallion or bull. ... 3. Feathers on the top of a bird's head, or fin rays on the top of a fish's head. ... Synonym: crista. ... Origin: L. Crista ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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    crest
    noun a showy growth of e.g. feathers or skin on the head of a bird or other animal
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    crest
    noun (heraldry) in medieval times, an emblem used to decorate a helmet
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    crest
    noun the top line of a hill, mountain, or wave
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    crest
    verb reach a high point; `The river crested last night`
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    Crest
    `Crest` meaning to highest point as in the synonymns: zenith, top, summit, acme, ultimate, highest, epitome, cupola, paramount, grandest, elusive, peak, highpoint and perfection; also may refer to:
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    CREST
    `CREST` is the Central Securities Depository for the U.K., Republic of Ireland, Isle of Man and Jersey equities and UK gilts. It operates a settlement system, allowing trades that have been agreed to be settled. It allows shareholders and bondholders to hold assets in a dematerialised, i.e. electronic, form, rather than holding physical share certificates. CREST also serves a number of other important functions, such as assisting in the payments...
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