twisting

twisting
noun Date: circa 1905 the use of misrepresentation or trickery to get someone to lapse a life insurance policy and buy another usually in another company

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  • Twisting — Twist ing, a. & n. from {Twist}. [1913 Webster] {Twisting pair}. (Kinematics) See under {Pair}, n., 7. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • twisting — twist·ing n: the making of a misrepresentation by an insurance agent to cause a policyholder to surrender or lapse an insurance policy esp. for the purpose of replacing it with another policy Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster.… …   Law dictionary

  • twisting — /twis ting/, n. the practice of an insurance agent of tricking the holder of a life insurance policy into letting it lapse so that the insured will replace it with one of a company represented by the agent. [1905 10; TWIST + ING1] * * * ▪ textile …   Universalium

  • twisting — Convincing a customer that trade are necessary in order to generate a commission. This is an unethical practice. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * twisting twist‧ing [ˈtwɪstɪŋ] noun [uncountable] disapproving MARKETING when a salesperson… …   Financial and business terms

  • twisting — n. winding, spinning; spinning of twine; rotating; revolving; distortion; overtrading, churning (Finance); use of deception to encourage clients to change life insurance companies twɪst n. instance of twisting; result of twisting; curve, bend,… …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Twisting — Twist Twist, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Twisted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Twisting}.] [OE. twisten, AS. twist a rope, as made of two (twisted) strands, fr. twi two; akin to D. twist a quarrel, dissension, G. zwist, Dan. & Sw. tvist, Icel. twistr the deuce in… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • twisting — adjective Having many twists The mountain road is even more twisting than the valley road …   Wiktionary

  • twisting — adj. Twisting is used with these nouns: ↑lane, ↑motion, ↑road, ↑staircase …   Collocations dictionary

  • twisting — vijimas statusas T sritis radioelektronika atitikmenys: angl. twisting vok. Drillung, f rus. кручение, n; свивание, n pranc. retordage, m; tordage, m …   Radioelektronikos terminų žodynas

  • twisting — sąsūka statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. twist; twisting vok. Verdrillung, f; Verseilung, f rus. скрутка, f pranc. toronnage, m; torsade, f …   Fizikos terminų žodynas

  • twisting — I noun 1. the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑distortion, ↑overrefinement, ↑straining, ↑torture • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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