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mutual fund

American  

noun

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

mutual fund British  

noun

  1. British equivalent: unit trust.  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 agency

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mutual fund Cultural  

  1. 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.

Etymology

Origin of mutual fund

First recorded in 1790–1800

Example Sentences

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The average U.S.-stock mutual fund or exchange-traded fund posted a total return of minus 2.8% for the first quarter, according to statistics from LSEG.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

The mutual fund has a lot going for it.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

It’s easily the most popular choice of the bunch with a whopping $1.5 trillion in assets between its ETF and traditional mutual fund versions.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

Use a mutual fund or ETF indexed to the total stock market, including small- and midcap stocks as well as value stocks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

“The market found him,” says the Philadelphia mutual fund manager.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

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