pencil out
Of an investment, to make sense financially or to be expected to generate the desired…Of an investment, to make sense financially or to be expected to generate the desired returns.
» A pencil is sticking out of your pocket.
Aus deiner Tasche hängt ein Bleistift heraus. — Tamy
Aus Ihrer Tasche hängt ein Bleistift heraus. — Tamy
У тебя из кармана торчит карандаш. — odexed
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2 sensesOf an investment, to make sense financially or to be expected to generate the desired returns.
To roughly calculate the expected returns of an investment.
Examples
5 sentencesA pencil is sticking out of your pocket.
ruУ тебя из кармана торчит карандаш. — odexed
deAus deiner Tasche hängt ein Bleistift heraus. — Tamy
The pencil has run out of lead.
The pencil fell out of my hand.
ruКарандаш выпал из моей руки. — odexed
The pencil became worn out from all the writing.
He took a colored pencil out of his pencil case.
deEr nahm einen Buntstift aus seinem Federmäppchen. — mraz
Origin
From pencil + out (possibly based on or influenced by work out), the idea being that roughFrom pencil + out (possibly based on or influenced by work out), the idea being that rough calculations are temporarily written in pencil rather than permanently written in pen.
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Forms
pencils out, penciling out, penciled out, penciled out| Base form | pencil out · to pencil out |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | pencils out |
| Present participle | penciling out |
| Past simple | penciled out / pencilled out |
| Past participle | penciled out / pencilled out |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb