investment company

noun

: a company whose primary business is holding securities of other companies purely for investment purposes compare holding company

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Pietro is founder and CEO of Archive, an investment company that supports visionary leaders and entrepreneurs, while Romeo is chief business officer at Stone Island. Samantha Conti, WWD, 6 Dec. 2024 Noninterest income was $11.1 million, down from $13.2 million in the previous quarter, primarily due to lower income from investments in small business investment companies. Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024 Piper Sandler downgrades Blackstone to neutral from overweight Piper said in its downgrade of the private equity investment company that the good news is already priced in. Michael Bloom, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2024 Several Republican attorneys general filed a lawsuit Wednesday against three major U.S. investment companies over concerns regarding their environmental activism. Jackson Walker, Baltimore Sun, 30 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for investment company 

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1917, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of investment company was circa 1917

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“Investment company.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/investment%20company. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

Legal Definition

investment company

see company

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