SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
capital preservation
noun phrase
An investment objective focused on protecting the original amount invested and limiting losses.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
Protecting the amount invested
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See capital preservation in use
The fictional investor described capital preservation as the portfolio's main objective.
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.
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