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mutual fund

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noun

an investment company that issues shares continuously and is obligated to repurchase them from shareholders on demand.

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Nearby words

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Compare closed-end investment company.

Origin of mutual fund

First recorded in 1790–1800
Also called open-end investment company.
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British Dictionary definitions for mutual fund

mutual fund

noun

US and Canadian an investment trust that issues units for public sale, the holders of which are creditors and not shareholders with their interests represented by a trust company independent of the issuing agencyBritish equivalent: unit trust
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Culture definitions for mutual fund

mutual fund

A company organized for the purpose of making investments. A mutual fund gets its capital stock from private individual investors, who, in effect, allow the mutual fund to decide where to invest their money.

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