dollar averaging: Meaning and Definition of

dol'lar av"eraging

Pronunciation: [key]
  1. 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
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