dollar cost averaging


dollar cost averaging

noun

Definition of DOLLAR COST AVERAGING

: investment in a security at regular intervals of a uniform sum regardless of the price level in order to obtain an overall reduction in cost per unit —called also dollar averaging

First Known Use of DOLLAR COST AVERAGING

circa 1957

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