"average down" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: averages down [present, singular, third-person], averaging down [participle, present], averaged down [participle, past], averaged down [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} average down (third-person singular simple present averages down, present participle averaging down, simple past and past participle averaged down)
  1. (finance) To buy more of a product, especially more shares, at a lower price than a previous purchase, so that the average price paid for one's holding is lowered. Categories (topical): Finance
    Sense id: en-average_down-en-verb-4gJUBg0u Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (down) Topics: business, finance

Inflected forms

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