Meaning of go long | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, long.
2. To buy a financial product, such as a share, so as to profit from a rise in its value; compare go short.
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3. To run far from the person throwing a ball in order to receive a long pass; (especially American football, Canadian football) to run down the field away from the quarterback to receive a long or Hail Mary pass.

Examples

“I would recommend going long on tech stocks this year.”

“Let's say you went long with 100 shares of Computer Devices stock at its peak, $16.62. What then cost you $1,662 you could now sell for about $50, which would just about cover commissions.”

“He yelled to Steve "Go long!" just as the ball was snapped.”

“He went only 1 for 3 in the first game of the doubleheader, but he found the fence with that hit for his fifth round tripper and was 2 for 5 in game 2 and, once again, went long for home run number 6, a two-run shot, and the Red Sox were able to pull out both the wins at 8-5 and 13-9 over the Tigers.”

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