Derive/Derived

dih-rahv/dih-rahvd

Verb

formal english definition

The action of basing something off something else.

EXPLAIN LIKE I'M 5-YEARS-OLD (ELI5) definition

Derive means to get something from something else. It's like making a cake from a recipe.

COMPREHENSIVE definition

To derive means to base the value of one financial product on the value of another asset. Because the value is derived, or based on something else, if the value of the original asset changes, the value of the financial product derived from it is also affected.

Other local languages
Tagalog definition

(Kinuha) Ang aksiyon na pagakabase ng isang bagay mula sa ibang bagay.

Cebuano definition

(Gikuha) Ang aksyon sa pagbase sa usa ka butang sa laing butang.

Ilocano definition

(Na-ala/Nagrugyanan) Nag batayan ti aramid iti maysa nga banag iti maysa met nga banag.