commodity fund

noun [C]

Definition

› FINANCE, STOCK MARKET a fund that invests directly in commodities (= gold, corn, oil, etc.): Tension grew as traders worried that the group's commodity fund had been hit by the recent drop in metal prices.

(Definition of commodity fund noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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