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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Grabato acted as the president and owner of a realty investment company, National Realty Investment Advisors. Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026 The project, however, is part of the Simaisma coastal development led by Qatari Diar, a real estate investment company established by Qatar's sovereign wealth fund and chaired by the country's municipality minister. Luke Fountain, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026 Damianos also hailed the entry of French investment company Meridiam as a backer to the Great Seas Interconnector project, an electricity cable that will connect Europe’s power grid with that of Cyprus and eventually Israel. ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026 Denver takes matter to court The city sued Welcome to Realty, Attard’s investment company. Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 5 Aug. 2026 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 21 Aug. 2026.

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