growth company

noun

: a company that grows at a greater rate than the economy as a whole and that usually directs a relatively high proportion of income back into the business

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His work centers on building growth companies with structure, governance standards, and transaction design rather than visibility or hype. Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2026 Rothschild & Co Redburn initiates Veon at buy The firm says the digital operator is a high growth company. Michael Bloom, CNBC, 16 Apr. 2026 For the first time in a generation, investors started to seriously question the terminal values of long-duration growth companies. Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 7 Apr. 2026 Rekha Thomas, Principal at Path Forward Marketing, advises high-growth companies on GTM strategy and provides fractional CMO services. Rekha Thomas, Forbes.com, 12 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for growth company

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First Known Use

1959, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of growth company was in 1959

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“Growth company.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/growth%20company. Accessed 16 May. 2026.

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