Used in the context of general equities. trade whose size is only part of the total customer indication/ order, usually made to avoid a compromise in price and also to get some business instead of losing the customers inquiry/order to a competitor. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary
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partial UK US /ˈpɑːʃəl/ adjective [usually before noun]
► not complete: »
There has been a partial restructuring of our HR department.
»Partial funding is available for overseas delegates to the conference.
Financial and business terms. 2012.