Idiom
buy and hold
Meaning
A passive investment strategy where an investor purchases an asset and retains it for many years, rather than trading it frequently.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He prefers to buy and hold his stocks for many years.”
“Instead of trying to predict daily market changes, she decided to buy and hold her shares for the long term.”
“Many successful investors ignore short-term market volatility, choosing instead to buy and hold high-quality assets until they reach their full potential.”
Examples
simple
“He prefers to buy and hold his stocks for many years.”
contextual
“Instead of trying to predict daily market changes, she decided to buy and hold her shares for the long term.”
complex
“Many successful investors ignore short-term market volatility, choosing instead to buy and hold high-quality assets until they reach their full potential.”
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