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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Brian Spear, Managing Principal & cofounder of Sunrise Capital Investors, a real estate investment company catering to accredited investors. Brian Spear, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025 Trillions have been taken out of banks and investment companies by people who are concerned about the climate crisis. Simmone Shah, Time, 13 May 2025 It is not registered as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and is not subject to regulation as a commodity pool operator or a commodity trading advisor. Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 28 Mar. 2025 Thousands gathered in Belgrade on Monday to remember a NATO bombing campaign in 1999 and protest against the development of a luxury compound by an investment company set up by Jared Kushner, the son in law of U.S. President Donald Trump. Reuters, USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 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 19 May. 2025.

Legal Definition

investment company

see company

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