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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Global investment companies Temasek and True Light Capital are also joining as minority investors. Elektra Kotsoni, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2025 The 42-year-old even brought on Jared Kushner’s investment company to his Warners bid. Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 12 Dec. 2025 Ford Otosan is its joint venture with Koç Holding, a Turkish investment company. Jamie L. Lareau, USA Today, 10 Dec. 2025 The brand’s cofounder, Max Schiller, was able to purchase the Eytys brand earlier this year with help from a group of investors, including Uchu, the investment company of Nils Thams, one of Sweden’s youngest billionaires, and his brother Mikael Schiller, co-owner of Acne Studios. Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 1 Dec. 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 21 Dec. 2025.

Legal Definition

investment company

see company

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