# futures

Pronunciation: US say "FYOO-churz" /ˈfju.t͡ʃɚz/; UK say "FYOO-chuhz" /ˈfjuː.t͡ʃə(ɹ)z/

## Noun

1. Plural of future. — plural of future
   - Simple: Plural of future. Use this when talking about more than one possible time to come.
   - _The novel imagines several possible futures for humanity after the collapse._
   - _Career counselors help students weigh the different futures open to them._
2. Short form of futures contract. — Ellipsis of futures contract.
   - Simple: Short form of futures contract. These are deals to buy or sell something at a set price on a later date.
   - _She trades oil futures on the commodities market._
   - _Investors bought wheat futures to hedge against a sudden price swing._

## Origin

A shortening of the term "futures contract."

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/futures (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).