clo

IPA/klˈəʊ/
KK[sˌiˌɛlˈo]IPA/sˌiːˌɛlˈoʊ/

clo — noun

1. written abbreviation for 'clothing', used on product tags, price labels, invento

1.名詞B1
釋義

written abbreviation for 'clothing', used on product tags, price labels, inventory lists, and official forms to refer to items that people wear on their bodies, such as shirts, trousers, dresses, or jackets.

例句

The tag on the jacket had 'clo: 100% nylon' printed in small letters near the seam.

written on product tags with material composition

Cole had to update the 'clo' section of the warehouse database with fifty new coats.

同義詞
  • apparel

    more formal term for clothing, commonly used in fashion industry catalogs and corporate retail writing

  • garments

    refers to individual pieces or types of clothing, especially in manufacturing and wholesale contexts

文法句型

used as a written label before or after numbers/percentages

used as a category heading in lists and forms

用法筆記

Typically written in lowercase ('clo') on product tags and labels, but may appear in all capital letters ('CLO') in database systems, inventory spreadsheets, and official forms.

常見錯誤

❌I bought a new clo today.
✅I bought a new piece of clothing today.
💡'clo' is only used as a written abbreviation on labels and forms, not as a spoken or general written word in sentences.
❌The store sells clo and shoes.
✅The store sells clothing and shoes.
💡Use the full word 'clothing' in regular writing and speech.

2. a type of financial product in which loans made to many different companies are

2.名詞C1
釋義

a type of financial product in which loans made to many different companies are grouped together into one package, and pieces of that package are sold to investors at different levels of risk and with different rates of interest.

例句

The bank created a CLO worth 500 million dollars using loans from fifty technology firms.

structure: CLO backed by corporate loans

Vikram's financial advisor recommended a CLO that paid higher interest than government bonds.

CLO compared to bonds for yield

同義詞
  • CDO

    broader category; CLO is a type of CDO restricted to corporate loans, while a CDO may include mortgages, credit card debt, or other assets

  • structured product

    general term for any financial instrument whose value is derived from a pool of underlying assets, including CLOs

文法句型

used as a countable noun (a CLO, two CLOs)

used attributively before nouns (CLO market, CLO investor)

用法筆記

Often written in all capital letters (CLO). The term is a specific type of CDO (collateralized debt obligation) that deals exclusively with corporate loans rather than mortgages or other debt types. Most CLOs are bought and sold by large investment funds and banks, not by individual retail investors.

常見錯誤

❌I bought a CLO at the shopping mall.
✅My pension fund invested in a CLO last quarter.
💡CLO is a complex financial product, not a type of clothing, even though both use the same abbreviation.