The surname is also found among English-speaking Ashkenazi Jews, deriving from the male Hebrew given name Boruch, meaning âblessedâ (consider Mel Brooks the Jewish filmmaker). As a given name, Brooks is generally considered the masculine version of this surname, while Brooke is commonly used for females.
A spike is a comparatively large upward or downward movement of a price in a short period of time. A spike is a comparatively large upward or downward movement of a price in a short period of time. Topics
catch-up noun [U]. âº the âactivity of âtrying to do as well as a competitor or of âtrying to âreach a âlevel of âachievement: Having âstarted his fund-raising late, he had to âplay catch-up if he âwanted to get enough âmoney for his âpolitical âcampaign. the âprocess of âtrying to âreach the same âstandard or âquality as someone or something else when they have become more âadvanced or âsuccessful: I'm playing catch-up because of the weeks of âtraining I have missed. (Definition of catch up from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary Â© Cambridge University Press).