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mutual fund

mu·tu·al fund
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [myoo-choo-uh l fuhnd]
    • /ˈmyu tʃu əl fʌnd/
    • /ˈmjuː.tʃu.əl fʌnd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [myoo-choo-uh l fuhnd]
    • /ˈmyu tʃu əl fʌnd/

Definitions of mutual fund words

  • noun mutual fund an investment company that issues shares continuously and is obligated to repurchase them from shareholders on demand. 1
  • noun mutual fund investment company: sells stock, repurchases from shareholders 1
  • countable noun mutual fund A mutual fund is an organization which invests money in many different kinds of business and which offers units for sale to the public as an investment. 0
  • noun mutual fund 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 0
  • noun mutual fund a fund consisting of a number of diversified securities that is owned jointly by those who have purchased shares in it as an investment 0
  • noun mutual fund a company or corporation that manages such a fund or funds 0

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Origin of mutual fund

First appearance:

before 1790
One of the 43% newest English words
First recorded in 1790-1800

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Parts of speech for Mutual fund

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

mutual fund popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 62% 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.

mutual fund usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for mutual fund

noun mutual fund

  • retirement plan — a systematic plan made and kept by an individual for setting aside income for his or her future retirement.
  • ira — a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
  • individual retirement account — a savings plan that offers tax advantages to an individual depositor to set aside money for retirement. Abbreviation: IRA.
  • hedge fund — a mutual fund organized as a limited partnership and using high-risk, speculative methods to obtain large profits.
  • money-market fund — a mutual fund that invests in the money market.

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