Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bagholder

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: baghold-er
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An investor left holding on to worthless financial assets (especially shares).

American usage; Slang

Etymology

Blend of bag + shareholder, referring to the phrase "leave someone holding the bag".

Usage

American usage
Slang

Inflected Forms

bagholders (plural) bag holder (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

bagholding

Questions

What does bagholder mean?: An investor left holding on to worthless financial assets (especially shares).
Where does bagholder come from?: Blend of bag + shareholder, referring to the phrase "leave someone holding the bag".

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