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fixed trust

American  

noun

  1. unit trust.


Etymology

Origin of fixed trust

First recorded in 1925–30

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A fixed trust must be named well to give an impression of lasting strength.

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Popular fancy then turned to the fixed trust, a U. S.-originated form.

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Last week for the first time was offered the spectacle of a general management trust out to acquire fixed trust shares.

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One result was the quick growth in the first years of Depression of the so-called fixed trust, an institution in which securities were bought & sold by an inflexible formula.

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Reaction of fixed trust sponsors to the offer was surprise, indignation.

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