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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In November, Serbia’s Parliament passed a special law to enable the building of a luxury complex in the capital, Belgrade, to be financed by an investment company linked to Kushner. Zana Cimili, Fortune, 12 June 2026 Scott Breitenother, co-founder and CEO of AI startup Kilo Code, said that what’s lacking in the chatter about tokens is what kind of return on investment companies are getting from their use. Jordan Novet, CNBC, 10 June 2026 In 2023, French billionaire Francois-Henri Pinault completed his acquisition of a majority stake in CAA through his family investment company Artemis. Todd Spangler, Variety, 10 June 2026 The anti-establishment narrative from Lahn, who resides on his longtime family farm and owns an investment company, has been targeted by Democrats for his years of work as a GOP political operative. Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 6 June 2026 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 17 Jun. 2026.

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