How to Pronounce "derivatives"
word
dɝˈɪvətɪvz
der-IV-uh-tivz
dɪɹˈɪvətˌɪvz
di-RIV-uh-tivz
Definition
'Derivatives' are things that are made from or come from something else. In finance, 'derivatives' are financial products whose value is based on other assets like stocks or commodities.
IPA Transcription
American English
dɝˈɪvətɪvz
British English
dɪɹˈɪvətˌɪvz
Simplified Pronunciation
US
der-IV-uh-tivz
UK
di-RIV-uh-tivz
Listen in Context
Many medicines are chemical derivatives of plants.
In finance, traders buy and sell derivatives every day.
Some words are derivatives of Latin.
The risk with financial derivatives is that they can be very complex.