Dry-powder Definition
noun
A powder found in a fire extinguisher that is expelled to smother the fire.
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(finance) Cash (cash-like securities) kept in reserve in case of need.
Private equity firms were sitting on more than $1 trillion in dry powder at the end of 2011.
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dry-powder
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