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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Shayne Fitz-Coy is the Co-Founder of Sabot Family Companies, a long-term investment company founded in 2016 in Stanford, California. Shayne Fitz-Coy, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025 Bryan van der Beek | Bloomberg | Getty Images Singapore state investment company Temasek Holdings' net portfolio value soared to a record high of 434 billion Singapore dollars ($324 billion) for its financial year ended March. Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 9 July 2025 Shawn, the head of a successful investment company and a bishop at their church, turned himself in to federal agents and was imprisoned for fraud soon after. Meredith Wilshere, People.com, 8 June 2025 Similar to an incubator, a start-up accelerator is an investment company that looks to grow a new venture in exchange for a stake in the business. Alexander Coolidge, The Enquirer, 14 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for investment company

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1917, in the meaning defined above

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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. 2025.

Legal Definition

investment company

see company

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