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 investment company had bought GFT and aimed to create an Italian luxury goods group. Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 19 Jan. 2026 Russian barrages are aiming at power plants and large substations, and procuring replacement equipment such as transformers can take months, according to Dennis Sakva, an energy sector analyst at Dragon Capital, a Ukrainian investment company. Vasilisa Stepanenko, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2026 Two Israeli owners of a real estate investment company that owned apartment buildings in the Cincinnati area have been indicted in a $50 million bank fraud conspiracy scheme. Kevin Grasha, Cincinnati Enquirer, 14 Jan. 2026 Currently, however, major investment companies own only a small portion of homes across the state, raising questions about how much of an impact limiting their ownership would have on home affordability. Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 9 Jan. 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 22 Jan. 2026.

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investment company

see company

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