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.

Recent Examples on the Web

His wealth is spread across real estate holdings in five states, several million invested in mutual funds and a valuable state pension. — Andrew Balaban, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Starting in 2011, the IRS required brokers and custodians to report cost-basis and holding-period information for stock and mutual fund investors on Form 1099-B. — Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2026

This is because stocks and mutual funds are now a bigger slice of young households’ balance sheets. — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026

Another giving strategy is to donate appreciated assets — like stocks, bonds, mutual funds, or real estate — directly to a charity of your choice. — Nick Perry, USA Today, 24 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1932, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for mutual fund

• and
• bund
• gunned
• hund
• mund
• shunned
• stunned
• fecund
• refund
• rotund
• secund

Legal Definition

mutual fund

see also:

fund sense 2