handle

'The gross amount of wagering within a given period of time or for a given event at one of more establishments' (Wiktionary), or, more generally, the gross amount of transactions in a given instance of business.

"The yearly handle of the American medical industry is said to be more than 17% of the gross domestic product."
"The military-industrial-academic complex is not going to blow off a handle of several hundred billion just because some mopes don't like war this week."

by StarryGordon January 16, 2022

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for when your shorty acting crazy, she getting out of handle

"Jaquil you see shorty right there"
"Oh nah she acting handle"

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-handle

financial (and increasingly general language) slang suffix used to imply an approximation, similar to -ish.

I can't believe Citi stock is trading at a 3-handle (~$3/share).

I need to stop eating those Burger King rib sticks ...I jumped on the scale last night and it showed a 2-hundred-handle for my weight. (relevant for someone who is typically less than 200 lbs).

by wallstreet101 May 26, 2010

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