From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishFriendsFriends /frendz/ a very popular US sitcom (=a television programme consisting of humorous stories about the same group of characters) about a group of friends who live in New York City during the late 1990s. Friends was first broadcast from 1994 until 2004.From Longman Business Dictionaryfriendsfriends /frendz/ noun [plural] FINANCE investors who buy the shares of a company that wants to take over another, and sell shares of the company that is the TARGET of the takeover. This results in a fall in the value of the shares of the company that is the target of the takeover, making it cheaper to buy → see also concert party, fan club
