fundholdern.
/ˈfʌndˌhəʊldə/, U.S. /ˈfəndˌ(h)oʊldər/ 1.
a. Originally British. A person who has money invested in government securities. See fund n.1 3b. Now historical.
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society > trade and finance > financial dealings > types of money-dealing > [noun] > investment > investor > type of
pernora1325
rentier1650
fundholder1765
rentière1837
odd-lotter1903
self-liquidator1932
short-termist1987
1765 London Mag. Apr. 196/2 I must beg of our landholders, as well as our fund-holders, to consider in time what terrible consequences might ensue.
1798 Parl. Reg. IV. 435 Would you tax the property of the fund-holder?
1812 Examiner 25 May 333/1 In 1688..the fundholder received about 80 quartern loaves for his pound sterling annuity.
1878 F. Harrison in Fortn. Rev. Nov. 697 If the Sovereign State borrows money at 3 per cent., it..confers on the fundholder a legal right.
1961 Victorian Stud. 5 28 Thomson's influence on the budget, and that of the fundholders, largely conditioned their reactions to the Bill.
1993 M. C. 't Hart Making of Bourgeois State vi. 158 Such loans tended to increase the dependence of the state's rulers upon such wealthy fundholders.
b. Originally and chiefly U.S. Any investor in stocks, shares, or bonds; (now esp.) a holder of mutual funds.
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society > trade and finance > financial dealings > types of money-dealing > [noun] > investment > investor
investor1795
vester1827
fundholder1878
1878 Democrat (Carlisle, Indiana) 12 July 1/5 The grave politician turns at once to ‘the leader’ [in a newspaper]... The fundholder [turns] to the price of stock.
1957 Forbes 1 Mar. 56/3 Fund-holders are quick to sell at attractive prices in a rising market, but are reluctant to part with their shares when they see quotations slide.
1998 Black Enterprise July 48 When a fund registers a gain, there are capital gains taxes to pay, an expense passed on to fundholders.
2016 D. J. Abner ETF Handbk. (ed. 2) ii. vi. 146 In a mutual fund, when..a basket is traded, that pricing..is funneled to the entire population of fund holders.
2. In the United Kingdom: a general practitioner who has chosen to be allocated a budget with which to purchase patient care directly, as opposed to having his or her expenditure controlled by the local health authority. Also: a medical practice provided with such a budget. Now chiefly historical.GP fundholding was introduced in 1991 and abolished in 1999.
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the world > health and disease > healing > healer > general practitioner > [noun] > who controls own budget
fundholder1989
the world > health and disease > healing > healer > medical practice > [noun] > which controls own budget
fundholder1989
1989 Financial Times 14 Dec. 7/1 General Practitioners in England are to receive forms asking whether they are willing to volunteer to become practice fund holders.
1991 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 9 Mar. 581/1 He is also anxious that his block contracts—which specify six quality measures for each specialty, such as waiting times and communication with general practitioners—should not be used to subsidise purchasers at the margin, particularly general practitioner fundholders.
1991 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 16 Mar. 638/1 The hope is..that as non-fundholders watch the fundholders—many of whom are among the best practices—get good deals for their patients they will want them too.
1993 Guardian 26 Oct. i. 2/5 She rejected criticisms that GP fundholders were creating a two-tier system of care, saying their ability to purchase services directly had instead ‘gingered up’ health authorities into improving services for all patients.
2009 Economist 12 Dec. 26/1 Around half of GPs had become fund-holders with their own budgets for drugs and elective care.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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