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average down

average down verb: to buy more of a product, especially more shares, at a lower price than a previous purchase, so that the average price paid for one's holding is lowered.

Verb

average down (third-person singular simple present averages down, present participle averaging down, simple past and past participle averaged down)

  1. To buy more of a product, especially more shares, at a lower price than a previous purchase, so that the average price paid for one's holding is lowered.

Forms of average down

third-person singular presentaverages down
present participleaveraging down
past participleaveraged down
pastaveraged down

Questions about average down

What does average down mean?
Average down means to buy more of a product, especially more shares, at a lower price than a previous purchase, so that the average price paid for one's holding is lowered.
What part of speech is average down?
Average down is a verb.
What is the past tense of average down?
The past tense of average down is averaged down.

Words near average down in the dictionary

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  9. average Jane
  10. average Janes
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