INDEX FUND

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does index fund mean? 

• INDEX FUND (noun)
  The noun INDEX FUND has 2 senses:

1. a mutual fund whose assets are stocks on a given list

2. a mutual fund that invests in the stocks that are the basis of a well-known stock or bond index

  Familiarity information: INDEX FUND used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• INDEX FUND (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A mutual fund whose assets are stocks on a given list

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Hypernyms ("index fund" is a kind of...):

mutual fund (the pooled money that is invested in assets)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A mutual fund that invests in the stocks that are the basis of a well-known stock or bond index

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("index fund" is a kind of...):

mutual fund; mutual fund company; open-end fund; open-end investment company (a regulated investment company with a pool of assets that regularly sells and redeems its shares)