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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
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First Known Use of DOLLAR COST AVERAGING

circa 1957

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