noun
: an investment fund based outside the U.S., not subject to registration with the Security and Exchange Commission, and barred by law from selling its shares within the United States
noun
: an investment fund based outside the U.S., not subject to registration with the Security and Exchange Commission, and barred by law from selling its shares within the United States
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012