(uncountable) The condition of being derisive / (countable) Derisive behaviour

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deride

present participle of dere

A male given name from the Germanic languages, a less common spelling of Derek.

(finance) A security whose value is derived from one or more other, more fundamental, assets.

A male given name from the Germanic languages, a less common spelling of Derek.

plural of derivative work

(law) In copyright law, a work that is a variation of an original work sufficiently similar to contain protected elements of the original work, but sufficiently different to qualify for copyright protection independent of the original work.

plural of shareholders' derivative action

(US, law) A lawsuit brought on behalf of a corporation by a shareholder in that corporation, against a third party usually an insider of the corporation, such as an executive officer or director.