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.

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Meanings

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

present singular third person averages down · participle present averaging down · participle past averaged down · past averaged down

  1. businessTo 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.
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APA

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Chicago

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