Pyramid

1.        1. A solid figure with a polygonal base and triangular faces that meet at a common point. 2. Something shaped like this polyhedron. 2.        1. A massive monument of ancient Egypt having a rectangular base and four triangular faces culminating in a single apex, built over or around a crypt or tomb. 2. Any of various similar constructions, especially a four-sided Mesoamerican temple having stepped sides and a flat top surmounted by chambers. 3. The transactions involved in pyramiding stock. 4. Anatomy. A structure or part suggestive of a pyramid in shape.

Pyramid

Investment scam in which early investors are paid from money invested by later investors.

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