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load

Definition

A sales charge added to the purchase and/or sale price of some mutual funds and annuities. opposite of no-load.

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Nearby Terms

Lloyd's syndicate
Lloyd's underwriter
LLP
LM-Curve
LMV
load
load fund
load spread option
load-adjusted return
loading
loan

Popular 'Mutual Funds' Terms

hedge fund
mutual fund
security
turnover
risk
intrinsic value
beta
share
purchase
expense

Related Terms

hidden load
back-end load
front-end load
level load
unload
load-adjusted return
ETF
Exchange Traded Fund
load fund
public offering price

Mentioned in these terms

front-end loaded
spring loading
expense loading
low load fund
no-load fund
no-load stock
no-load life insurance
no-load annuity
loading
pure no-load fund