no-load
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of no-load
First recorded in 1950–55
Example Sentences
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Conditions began to improve in the 1980s when no-load index funds began to be widely available to individual investors.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026
What you need is a group of teachers who are knowledgeable about no-load mutual funds to devise a set of choices and approach the school administration.
From New York Times ● Nov. 4, 2016
Just as life is split between the plant kingdom and animal kingdom, the mutual fund world is divided between load and no-load products, depending on whether you pay a sales commission or not.
From US News ● Sep. 12, 2016
More ingenious come-ons might entice players to visit no-load mutual funds aiming at young people with no previous exposure to the world of finance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2016
As he closed the switch, on no-load, the electrostatic voltmeter flopped over instantly, and steadied at just over 80,000 volts.
From The Ultimate Weapon by Gerald McConnell
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