Definition of "kangaroo" in English

noun

1. A member of the Macropodidae family of large marsupials with strong hind legs for hopping, native to Australia.

2. (Canada, attributive) A hooded jacket with a front pocket, usually of fleece material, a kangaroo jacket.

verb

1. To practice kangaroo care on an infant; to hold a premature infant against the skin.

2. (intransitive) To hunt kangaroo.

3. (intransitive) To move like a kangaroo.

adjective

1. Of or relating to Australia.

   • Furthermore, the issuers access the kangaroo bond market in order to diversify their funding sources. ... driven by factors such as the relative cost of issuance, including hedging costs and the liquidity of underlying derivative and bond markets.

2. (finance, investments) Characterized by rapidly jumping prices in securities markets or by belief that the prices are unstable in contrast to bear and bull markets.