defensive buy meaning

  "defensive buy" in a sentence
[Finance]
An investment that is an attractive buy because it is low risk, not because of its return potential.

Examples

  1. Blue chip stocks seen as defensive buys in bearish markets were mixed.
  2. Blue chip stocks seen as defensive buys in bearish markets were higher.
  3. So-called defensive buys traded higher.
  4. "I think it was just a defensive buy on their part, " the comedian says.
  5. But IBM rose dlrs 1 . 16 to dlrs 102 after UBC Warburg reiterated its " strong buy " rating on the stock, calling it a good defensive buy in the uncertain economy.

Related Words

        defensive:    Adjective: defensive  di'fen ...
        on the defensive:    [American slang]weary and ready to def ...
        buy:    Verb: buy (bought)  bIObtain ...
        buy at:    Verb: buy atDo one's shopping at; do b ...
        buy in:    Verb: buy inAmass so as to keep for fu ...
        buy into:    Verb: buy into  bI'intooBuy ...
        buy it:    Verb: buy itBe killed or die; - pip ou ...
        buy on the:    [Finance]Buying stock shortly after a ...
        buy-in:     noun  The purchase of a com ...
        defensive acquisition:    [Finance]The act of firms acquiring ot ...
        defensive attitude:    Noun: defensive attitudeAn attitude of ...
        defensive company:    [Finance]A company whose sales and ear ...
        defensive counterair:    [Defence] All defensive measures desig ...
        defensive measure:    Noun: defensive measure(military) mili ...
        defensive medicine:    n. [u] (mainly Am.)unnecessary over-tr ...

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