balanced fund

noun

: a security portfolio comprising both bonds and stocks

Word History

First Known Use

1940, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of balanced fund was in 1940

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“Balanced fund.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/balanced%20fund. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.

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