: having a fixed capitalization of shares that are traded on the market at prices determined by the operation of the law of supply and demand
a closed-end investment company
compare open-end

Examples of closed-end in a Sentence

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Saba has been waging activist campaigns in the U.S., where the firm invests in closed-end funds trading at steep discounts and then pressures the funds’ managers to close the gap. Robert Olsen, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024 The rollout of the open-gangway cars has been slow, with the bulk of the cars purchased from Kawasaki being of the more traditional, closed-end design. Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 16 Dec. 2024 And that need for diversification goes for our holdings of high-yielding closed-end funds (CEFs), too. Michael Foster, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024 For over two years, capital has been hanging back – and that capital must move because it is held in closed-end funds, with a typical 10-year lifespan. Control Risks, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for closed-end 

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1938, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of closed-end was circa 1938

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“Closed-end.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/closed-end. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

Legal Definition

closed-end

adjective
: having a fixed capitalization of shares that are traded on the market at prices determined by supply and demand
a closed-end investment company
compare open-end
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