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cost averaging

 
 
noun [U]

Definition

STOCK MARKET regular investment of a fixed sum of money so that you buy more shares when the price is low and fewer shares when the price is high: dollar/pound, etc. cost averaging With pound cost averaging you even out the peaks and troughs of the share price during the year.
(Definition of cost averaging noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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