distress
81distress — /dəsˈtrɛs / (say duhs tres) noun 1. great pain, anxiety, or sorrow; acute suffering; affliction; trouble. 2. acute poverty. 3. physical exhaustion. 4. a state of extreme necessity. 5. the state of a ship requiring immediate assistance, as because …
82distress — /dɪ stres/ noun the act of taking someone’s goods to pay for debts …
83distress — Extreme mental or physical pain or suffering …
84Abuse of distress — Distress Dis*tress , n. [OE. destresse, distresse, OF. destresse, destrece, F. d[ e]tresse, OF. destrecier to distress, (assumed) LL. districtiare, fr. L. districtus, p. p. of distringere. See {Distrain}, and cf. {Stress}.] 1. Extreme pain or… …
85distress merchandise — Com. 1. goods sold below the prevailing price in order to raise cash quickly or to meet some other financial emergency. 2. damaged goods sold below fair trade prices. Also, distressed merchandise. Also called distressed goods. * * * …
86distress sale — a sale held for the purpose of raising money to meet emergency expenses and usually offering goods at a substantial discount for the payment of cash. [1880 85] * * * …
87Distress Termination — A thinning of an employee base that takes place when a company s benefits plan has insufficient funds to cover the expenses associated with paying the employees earned benefits. This frequently occurs when a company can no longer stay in business …
88distress sale — The selling of assets under adverse conditions, e.g., an investor may have to sell securities to cover a margin call. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary …
89distress signal — (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. SOS, Mayday, flare …
90distress call — call for help …
