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averaging down

averaging down is the present participle and gerund of average down.

Meaning of average down

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.

Questions about averaging down

What is averaging down the present participle and gerund of?
Averaging down is the present participle and gerund of average down.

Words near averaging down in the dictionary

  1. averages down
  2. averages out
  3. averages up
  4. averagest
  5. averaging
  6. averaging down
  7. averaging out
  8. averaging up
  9. averagings
  10. averah
  11. Averas

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