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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Ken Squire is the founder and president of 13D Monitor, an institutional research service on shareholder activism, and the founder and portfolio manager of the 13D Activist Fund, a mutual fund that invests in a portfolio of activist investments. Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2025 Lenders routinely sell loans like mortgages to banks, mutual funds and other large investors to free up money to issue new loans. Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025 Look for low-cost mutual funds or index funds with expense ratios well below one percent. Steve Hruby, Cincinnati Enquirer, 29 Sep. 2025 Direct and indirect stock holdings, including in mutual funds or retirement plans, accounted for an all-time high of 45% of households’ financial assets in the second quarter, according to Federal Reserve data. John Towfighi, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mutual fund

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 22 Oct. 2025.

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mutual fund

see fund sense 2

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