Take, for instance, Davenport furniture, which can refer to either a comfortable sofa or a writing desk, depending on where you’re saying it (yes, the regional specificity matters) and the context.

The first: a Davenport as a type of small desk. Secondly, a Davenport as a sofa made by the A H Davenport Company. And thirdly, the word Davenport as a synonym for sofa. Confused? Don’t be.

DAVENPORT & Co LLC decreased its holdings in shares of The Trade Desk, Inc. (NASDAQ:TTD – Free Report) by 7.2% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports.The fund owned 4,327 shares of ...