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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The investment was led by Aker, the Norwegian industrial investment company, with additional participation from a raft of firms including Nvidia, Nokia and Dell. Ryan Browne, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2025 Both Solida Capital and Vivium are based in Dubai, while Alsara Investment Group is an international private investment company based in Switzerland that was ‎founded by Rachid, an Egyptian entrepreneur. Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2025 The fraudulent investment company was sued by Presley's family in the Tennessee state court to stop the auction in May 2024. Marina Watts, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025 The entity lists an address that corresponds to a San Francisco office of the Jordan Park Group, a financial investment company. Sara B. Hansen, Denver Post, 13 Sep. 2025 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 1 Oct. 2025.

Legal Definition

investment company

see company

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