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dollar averaging

–noun
a system of buying securities at regular intervals, using the same amount of cash for each purchase, over a considerable period of time regardless of the prevailing prices of the securities, resulting in having bought the total at an average cost.
Also called dollar cost averaging.


Origin:
1925–30
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dollar cost averaging  
n.  Periodic investment of a fixed dollar amount, as in a particular stock or fund or in the market as a whole, on the belief that the average value of the investment will rise over time and that it is not possible to foresee the intermediate highs and lows.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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