leads and lags

Definitions

Accounting

• plural noun in businesses that deal in foreign currencies, the practice of speeding up the receipt of payments (leads) if a currency is going to weaken, and slowing down the payment of costs (lags) if a currency is thought to be about to strengthen, in order to maximise gains and reduce losses

Economics

• plural noun the acts of moving forward or delaying settlement of transactions to take advantage of possible changes in the exchange rate

Nearby Definitions of “leads and lags”

• lay
• layer
• lead
• leader
• leading edge
• leads and lags
• leaf
• leak
• lease
• leather
• Leatherhead Lanthorn

Contexts for “leads and lags”

2 definitions in context
• Accounting
• Economics