Phrase guide

pink sheet

noun · 4 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 pink, sheet.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

An asset traded at an exchange under limited reporting requirements.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: business, finance, stock-market

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Synonyms: over-the-counter, off-exchange

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A memo within an authority containing obiter dicta or somehow avoided statements.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US

Qualifier: administration

Topics: government, politics

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4

noun

Meaning 4

A memo within an authority containing obiter dicta or somehow avoided statements.

An ethics memo by the United States House Committee on Ethics.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US

Qualifier: administration

Topics: government, politics

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History

Etymology

From the pink paper OTC Markets Group printed listings on, motivating her former company naming, and pink paper seen in House Committee on Ethics memos.