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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Involving the purchase and sale of a single security within a short period of time.

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Examples

  • Four Conservatives, including Senators Doug Finley and Irving Gerstein, are facing renewed charges over what has been called the "in-and-out" controversy - money being transferred between local ridings and the national headquarters, which each have their own distinct legal spending limits.

    Thestar.com - Home Page Susan Delacourt 2011

  • The two sides are expected in an Ottawa court this afternoon on the so-called in-and-out case.

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed 2011

  • In 2008 the Mounties raided Tory party headquarters in connection with the controversy over the so-called in-and-out financing scheme.

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed STEVEN CHASE 2011

  • It provides a montage of the accusations the opposition has been lobbing at the government: the Bev Oda doctored-memo issue, the so-called in-and-out election finance scandal, prorogation and the policy that government news releases must refer to the "Harper government" instead of the "Canadian government."

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed Gloria Galloway 2011

  • Ironically, Mr. Finley embraced the social networking tool - which sends out information unfiltered - the day it was revealed that Elections Canada had laid charges against him and three other senior Harper Conservatives for "willfully" exceeding spending limits in the so-called "in-and-out" financing scheme during the 2006 election campaign.

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed JANE TABER 2011

  • Stephen Harper and his Conservatives are being savaged by the opposition over the so-called in-and-out campaign financing scheme.

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed Jane TaBer 2011

  • In 2008 the Mounties raided Tory party headquarters in connection with the controversy over the so-called in-and-out financing scheme.

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed STEVEN CHASE 2011

  • "In and Out" netted $100,000 in payouts for Conservative ridings Laurie Graham Elections Canada paid out more than $100,000 to Conservative riding associations before the party's so-called "in-and-out" scheme was discovered, a CBC News investigation has found.

    CBC | Top Stories News 2011

  • Stephen Harper and his Conservatives are being savaged by the opposition over the so-called in-and-out campaign financing scheme.

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed Jane TaBer 2011

  • "In and Out" netted $100,000 in payouts for Conservative ridings Laurie Graham Elections Canada paid out more than $100,000 to Conservative riding associations before the party's so-called "in-and-out" scheme was discovered, a CBC News investigation has found.

    CBC | Top Stories News 2011

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