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cash drag

cash drag noun: a negative impact on investment returns caused by holding a portion of a portfolio in cash instead of investing it in higher-returning securities or credit.

Noun

cash drag (countable and uncountable, plural cash drags)

  1. (informal) A negative impact on investment returns caused by holding a portion of a portfolio in cash instead of investing it in higher-returning securities or credit.

Forms of cash drag

pluralcash drags
alternative formcash-drag
alternative formcashdrag

Questions about cash drag

What does cash drag mean?
Cash drag means a negative impact on investment returns caused by holding a portion of a portfolio in cash instead of investing it in higher-returning securities or credit.
What part of speech is cash drag?
Cash drag is a noun.
What is the plural of cash drag?
The plural of cash drag is cash drags.

Words near cash drag in the dictionary

  1. cash crops
  2. cash desk
  3. cash desks
  4. cash dispenser
  5. cash dispensers
  6. cash drag
  7. cash drags
  8. cash fag
  9. cash fags
  10. cash flow
  11. cash flows

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