look-through

[ look-throo ]

noun

1. the opacity and texture of paper when inspected by transmitted light.

look through

verb

1. intr, prepositionortr, adverb to examine, esp cursorily

   he looked through his notes before the lecture

2. intr, preposition to ignore (a person) deliberately

   whenever he meets his ex-girlfriend, she looks straight through him

Word History and Origins

Origin of look-through¹

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

“We realized that dilution was systemic in the Standard & Poor’s 500,” Mr. Winters said in an interview, “and that buybacks were being used not necessarily to benefit the shareholder but to offset the dilution from executive compensation. We call it a look-through cost that companies charge to their shareholders. It is an expense that is effectively hidden.”

From New York Times

The hotels themselves are required to have look-through atriums, so that passers-by as well as paying guests can see the picturesque spread of Los Angeles spilling out across the basin.

From New York Times

One of them calls for making the “look-through rule” on foreign earnings permanent.

From Forbes

More recently, tax treaties with foreign jurisdictions typically include “limitation of benefit” provisions that provide a look-through to who owns a given entity, whether trust or corporation.

From Forbes

It would be cumbersome to calculate the look-through earnings on a portfolio of 25 stocks, but you don’t have to do that.

From Forbes

Related Words

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