Fitbit's guidance for the holiday shopping season left quite a bit to be desired. Channel inventories could also potentially be a bit high, which would affect first-quarter results if retailers don't need to restock all that much. Given an environment of pessimism, a little bit of good news could go a long way.
verb (used with object), improvised, improvising. 1. to compose and perform or deliver without previous preparation; extemporize: to improvise an acceptance speech. 2. to compose, play, recite, or sing (verse, music, etc.) on the spur of the moment.
Meaning impersonal, unbiased is first found 1855, influenced by Ger. objektiv. The noun is 1738, with sense of something objective to the mind; meaning goal, aim is first as a military term from the U.S. War Between the States, 1864 (in objective point), from Fr.; general use of it is first attested 1881.