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cigar butt

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cigar, butt.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

A company bought under the premise of value investing, from the idea of an inefficient attention allocation of market participants present in shares of a quality where almost no value is left, making them comparable to a cigar end left on the pavement where the last puff, though it be ugly and moist, is free.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: figuratively

Topics: business, finance

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noun

Meaning 3

small part of a cigar that is left after smoking

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: butt, stub

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