index fund

in·dex fund

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [in-deks fuhnd]
- /ˈɪn dɛks fʌnd/
- /ˈɪndeks fʌnd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [in-deks fuhnd]
- /ˈɪn dɛks fʌnd/

Definitions of index fund words

noun index fund a fund, as a mutual fund or pension fund, with a portfolio that contains many of the securities listed in a major stock index in order to match the performance of the stock market generally. 1
noun index fund type of investment scheme 1
noun index fund a mutual fund that invests in the stocks used to compute a particular stock-market index, thus tying its performance to that index 0

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Origin of index fund

First appearance:

before 1975

One of the 1% newest English words

First recorded in 1975-80

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Parts of speech for Index fund

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index fund popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 67% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

index fund usage trend in Literature

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