(of a movie) To continue selling after opening weekend; to have legs.
(of a movie) To continue selling after opening weekend; to have legs.
“Just adjust the chair and straighten that leg out-.”
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(finance, US) To dispose of a debt to avoid integrated treatment under US tax law.
"leg out" means: To dispose of a debt to avoid integrated treatment under US tax law.. This is technical or formal vocabulary, more likely to appear in school work, news or a particular profession than in peer chat. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your child uses the term, it is usually a sign of curiosity about a subject area. A short follow-up question about where they came across it is usually all that is needed.
"leg out" means: To dispose of a debt to avoid integrated treatment under US tax law.. Register: formal or technical English, standard in its specialist domain (law, medicine, science, finance, etc.). Gloss the term with a plain synonym when writing for a general audience. Note the regional or dialect label (US) — usage may sound odd outside that variety. A common non-native mistake is to use the word in the wrong register, or to assume one fixed meaning when it is actually polysemous; always check the surrounding register and the audience before producing it yourself. In formal writing, prefer a neutral synonym or a short descriptive phrase, and use this word only when you have
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