English

Noun

legging ‎(plural leggings)

1. A covering, usually of leather, worn from knee to ankle.
2. Tight fitting leg coverings worn, for example, to gym.
3. One of the legs of a pair of trousers.
   • Take the legging and turn up the cuff.
4. The process of putting a series of three or more options strikes into the stock market.
   • 2000, Michael Williams, Amy Hoffman, Fundamentals of Options Market (McGraw Hill Professional, page 128)

     As a practical matter, you cannot put on these positions simultaneously at reasonable prices. In order to achieve these positions at a reasonable risk/reward profile, you must put the positions in a series of separate trades. This process is called legging.

Derived terms

• jeggings
• meggings
• treggings

Translations

Verb

legging

1. present participle of leg

Derived terms

• legging it
• bootlegging
• peg-legging

Dutch

Etymology 1

From leggen +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɛɣɪŋ/
• Hyphenation: leg‧ging

Noun

legging f ‎(plural leggingen, diminutive legginkje n)

1. (chiefly in compounds) act of placing

Etymology 2

Borrowing from English legging.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɛɡɪŋ/
• Hyphenation: leg‧ging

Noun

legging m ‎(plural leggings, diminutive legginkje n)

1. legging