mutual fund

noun

: an open-end investment company that invests money of its shareholders in a usually diversified group of securities of other corporations

Examples of mutual fund in a Sentence

She invested her money in a mutual fund.
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Word History

First Known Use

1932, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of mutual fund was in 1932

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“Mutual fund.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mutual%20fund. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.

Legal Definition

mutual fund

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