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an illegal scheme for making money by manipulating stock prices; the schemer persuades other people to buy the stock and then sells it themself as soon as the price of the stock rises

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  1. n. an illegal scheme for making money by manipulating stock prices; the schemer persuades other people to buy the stock and then sells it themself as soon as the price of the stock rises