For Yard we have terms and definitions in 9 topics. The topics are Derivatives, Finance, Historical Boats, Interior Design, Logistics, Nautical, Pirate, Real Estate and Wood.

Yard (Derivatives)

Definition: One billion units of a currency.
Usage: "I’ve got a customer who wants to buy a yard of Mexican pesos. Price, please." The customer wants to buy a billion pesos.

Yard (Finance)

Slang for one billion currency units. Used particularly in currency trading, e.g., for Japanese yen since one billion yen equals approximately US$10 million. It is clearer to say, "I'm a buyer of a yard of yen," than to say, "I'm a buyer of a billion yen," which could be misheard as "I'm a buyer of a million yen."

Yard (Historical Boats)

A spar fastened to a mast perpendicular to the centerline of a vessel and from which square sails are set. The ends of a yard are called yardarms.

Yard (Interior Design)

A unit of length equal to 3'0" or 36"

Yard (Logistics)

A classification, storage or switching area.

Yard (Nautical)

A spar attached to the mast and used to hoist square sails.

Yard (Pirate)

A long tapering spar slung to a mast to support and spread the head of a square sail, lugsail, or lateen.

Yard (Real Estate)

A measure of 3 feet or 36 inches. The land area between a building and the properties boundary line.

Yard (Wood)

A place where wood products are stored of or made available for sale.

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