whisper number
noun[C]
FINANCE,STOCK MARKETukusanamountofprofitthat afinancialanalystexpectsacompanyto make in aparticularperiod:
Forsmallinvestors, notknowingthewhispernumbersis likeplunginginto adarkholewith noideaof what they are getting into.
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Because thewhispernumberis the analysts true expectation, it tends to be more accurate than the officially published consensus estimates.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.By and by camewhispernumbertwo--a whisper more emphatic than number one, but still untraceable to any tangible mouthpiece.
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