churn

churn
   to deal unnecessarily in a client's securities in order to generate commission
   The imagery is from constantly turning the milk to obtain butter or cream. In this case, the investor is milked and the advisers get the cream:
    Your account can be 'churned' even though you haven't signed for discretionary trading. (Chase, 1987)

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  • Churn — may refer to: Butter churn, a device used for churning butter Churning (butter), the process of creating butter out of milk or cream Churn drill, a large, older drilling machine that bores large diameter holes in the ground Contents 1 People and… …   Wikipedia

  • churn — [chʉrn] n. [ME chirne < OE cyrne; akin to cyrnel,KERNEL: with ref. to grainy appearance of churned cream] 1. a container or contrivance in which milk or cream is beaten, stirred, or shaken to form butter ☆ 2. the occurrence, ratio, or amount… …   English World dictionary

  • churn — / chərn/ vt: to make (the account of a client) excessively active by frequent purchases and sales primarily in order to generate commissions ◇ Churning is a violation of federal securities laws. Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam… …   Law dictionary

  • Churn — (ch[^u]rn), n. [OE. chirne, cherne, AS. ceren, cyrin; akin to D. karn, Dan. kierne. See {Churn}, v. t.] A vessel in which milk or cream is stirred, beaten, or otherwise agitated (as by a plunging or revolving dasher) in order to separate the oily …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Churn — Churn, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Churned} (ch[^u]rnd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Churning}.] [OE. chernen, AS. cernan; akin to LG. karnen, G. kernen, D. karnen, Dan. kierne, Sw. k[ a]rna, and also to E. corn, kernel, the meaning coming from the idea of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • churn — ► NOUN 1) a machine for making butter by agitating milk or cream. 2) Brit. a large metal milk can. ► VERB 1) agitate (milk or cream) in a churn to produce butter. 2) (with reference to liquid) move about vigorously. 3) (churn out) produce… …   English terms dictionary

  • Churn — Churn, v. i. To perform the operation of churning. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • churn — churn·a·bil·i·ty; churn; …   English syllables

  • Churn — Churn, Fluß, so v. w. Themse …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • churn — (n.) O.E. cyrin, from P.Gmc. *kernjon (Cf. O.N. kirna, Swed. kärna, Dan. kjerne, Du. karn, M.H.G. kern); probably akin to cyrnel kernel (see KERNEL (Cf. kernel)) and describing the grainy appearance of churned cream. The verb is attested from mid …   Etymology dictionary

  • churn — [v] mix up, beat agitate, boil, bubble, convulse, ferment, foam, froth, jolt, moil, seethe, simmer, stir up, swirl, toss; concepts 147,170 …   New thesaurus

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