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 CEOs that attended included Khaldoon Al-Mubarak of Abu Dhabi investment company Mubadala, Rene Haas of Arm O9Ty. Jarrett Renshaw, USA Today, 16 July 2025 Business partners attended from Combs' Category 10 venue, Opry Entertainment Group and Ryman Hospitality Partners, plus members of strategic investment company Atairos Group, who partnered with NBCUniversal to acquire a 30% stake in Opry Entertainment Group in 2022. Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025 Half of Fishers' single-family rentals are owned by out-of-state landlords, city data shows, while investment companies own a quarter of the city's single-family rental stock. Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 2 July 2025 German space startup Isar Aerospace has obtained 150 million euros ($175 million) in funding from an American investment company, Reuters reports. ArsTechnica, 27 June 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 29 Jul. 2025.

Legal Definition

investment company

see company

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