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neglected firm effect

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.72 in modern English

Syllables
ne-glect-ed -fir-m -ef-fect
IPA
36
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
7
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The posited phenomenon that lesser-known companies, followed by fewer analysts, tend to produce abnormally high returns on their stocks, perhaps because of the lower liquidity or higher risk associated with the stock.

Inflected Forms

neglected firm effects (plural)

Phrases

small firm effect

Frequently Paired Words

small firm effect

Questions

What does neglected firm effect mean?
The posited phenomenon that lesser-known companies, followed by fewer analysts, tend to produce abnormally high returns on their stocks, perhaps because of the lower liquidity or higher risk associated with the stock.

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