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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Newsweek reached out via email to Johnson through his hotel investment company, RLJ Lodging Trust, and the Earle-Sears campaign for comment. Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025 Media Capital Technologies, an entertainment investment company, has launched Row K Entertainment, a new U.S. theatrical distribution label. Brent Lang, Variety, 26 Aug. 2025 Foster worked as a real estate broker before starting his own property management and property investment companies. Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 25 Aug. 2025 Private equity firms are investment companies that buy up companies or assets — often distressed businesses. Laurel Wamsley, NPR, 16 Aug. 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 10 Sep. 2025.

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investment company

see company

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