fixed trust
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of fixed trust
First recorded in 1925–30
Example Sentences
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Reaction of fixed trust sponsors to the offer was surprise, indignation.
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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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In making an offer to exchange its own shares for fixed trust shares it sought to enlarge its stockholders' list.
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The fixed trust starts with a stated list of stocks which usually may be sold under certain contingencies such as the passing of a dividend.
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Popular fancy then turned to the fixed trust, a U. S.-originated form.
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