buy-and-hold
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/ˌbaɪ ənd ˈhoʊld/
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/ˌbaɪ ænd ˈhəʊld/
purchase and keep long-term
Etymology
'buy-and-hold' originates from modern English investment usage, formed by combining the verbs 'buy' and 'hold' to describe the action of purchasing assets and retaining them for an extended period.
'buy' comes from Old English 'bycgan' and 'hold' from Old English 'healdan'; the combined investment sense emerged in 20th-century financial literature and practice and was popularized by mid-20th-century value-investing writers and later advocates of long-term/passive investing.
Initially it meant simply 'to buy something and keep it'; over time it evolved into a technical investment term meaning the deliberate strategy of purchasing securities and holding them long-term to capture appreciation and dividends.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
an investment strategy in which an investor buys securities (such as stocks) and holds them for a long period, ignoring short-term market fluctuations in expectation of long-term appreciation.
The fund follows a buy-and-hold strategy, keeping quality stocks for decades rather than trading frequently.
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Last updated: 2026/01/03 18:29