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mutual fund
noun
: an open-end investment company that invests money of its shareholders in a usually diversified group of securities of other corporations
Examples of mutual fund in a Sentence
She invested her money in a mutual fund.
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If your investments are primarily in stocks or mutual funds, consider expanding your portfolio to include more diversified assets.
—Melissa Houston, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1932, in the meaning defined above
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“Mutual fund.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mutual%20fund. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
Legal Definition
mutual fund
see fund sense 2
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