Exercise: Are You Familiar with the Word, "Trenchant?" Provide a Definition

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Exercise: Are you familiar with the word, "trenchant?" Provide a definition. If the term is unfamiliar, make a guess about its meaning based on its appearance or sound, and create your own definition. Then look the word up, and find out how close you got. (We provide a thumbnail meaning as answer.)

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Definitions:

False Advertising

The practice of misleading consumers through deceptive, incorrect, or unsubstantiated claims about a product or service.

Dodd-Frank

Refers to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, a comprehensive piece of financial reforms passed in 2010 in response to the 2008 financial crisis.

Swap Transactions

Financial agreements between parties to exchange cash flows or other financial instruments for a set period.

Derivatives

Financial instruments whose value is based on the price movements of an underlying asset, such as stocks, bonds, or commodities.