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  • adjective Alternative spelling of pureplay.

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Examples

  • Investors had pressed Marriott to take some sort of action on its timeshare operations, preferring the company as a pure-play, fee-based hotel management business.

    Marriott to spin off timeshare division into separate company Thomas Heath 2011

  • "We're a pure-play derivatives exchange," said Mr. Donohue, seeking to distance the company from the multiasset-class model adopted by rivals including Deutsche Börse AG and merger partner NYSE Euronext .

    CME Targets Global Growth as Profit Jumps Doug Cameron 2011

  • Expedia Chief Executive Dara Khosrowshahi said TripAdvisor had grown to the point that it was now ready to be spun off into a pure-play media company that can stand on its own.

    Expedia to Spin Off TripAdvisor Scott Morrison 2011

  • Investors had pressed Marriott to take some sort of action on its timeshare operations, preferring the company as a pure-play, fee-based hotel management business.

    Marriott to spin off timeshare division into separate company Thomas Heath 2011

  • Srei Infrastructure Finance Ltd, one of the country's few pure-play private sector infrastructure finance companies, is going global.

    Morning News Roundup Deals India Staff 2011

  • "Hulu, along with pure-play providers like Veoh and the TV networks, have spent the past two years trying to convince consumers that the Internet can be a good place to watch full length programming as well."

    Hulu making gains but YouTube still video leader 2009

  • Australia's biggest pure-play oil company also announced Tuesday its second-quarter revenue jumped 17% to US$1.25 billion after unrest in the Middle East and North Africa helped drive oil prices above US$100 a barrel.

    Woodside Delays Orders for Pluto LNG Expansion Ross Kelly 2011

  • In Iowa, Minnesota Rep. Bachmann struggled to revive her slumping candidacy, presenting it as a once-in-a-lifetime chance, against a weakened incumbent, to cast aside moderates and go for a pure-play conservative.

    Al Qaeda Figure Killed; Listeria Toll Rises 2011

  • Sydney-based Westfield said the restructure, involving a new trust raising up to 3.5 billion Australian dollars (US$3. 49 billion) through a share issue to reduce debt, will benefit from keen local interest in pure-play Australian assets.

    Westfield Group to Spin Off Malls Ross Kelly 2010

  • Investors had pressed Marriott to take some sort of action on its timeshare operations, preferring the company as a pure-play, fee-based hotel management business.

    Marriott to spin off timeshare division into separate company Thomas Heath 2011

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