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capital preservation

noun phrase

Reveal meaning and examples

An investment objective focused on protecting the original amount invested and limiting losses.

The fictional investor described capital preservation as the portfolio's main objective.

Dictionary practice example.

A fictional fund's year-end audit compared its closing balance with the original deposit to assess whether its capital preservation objective had been met in the exercise.

From What a Later Reward Is Worth.

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