investment company

noun

: a company whose primary business is holding securities of other companies purely for investment purposes compare holding company

Examples of investment company in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

For the most part, the funds from alternative investment companies promising investors a piece of the physical infrastructure powering the AI economy remain the province of institutional investors like pension funds. — Kevin Williams, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026

She was forcibly removed on a stretcher after the private investment company, which owns the building in Madrid’s upmarket Retito district, hiked her rent from €500 ($560) to €2,650 ($2,970) – an amount that was unaffordable for the pensioner. — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2026

About half that sum came from Geosor Corp, a private investment company owned by Soros. — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026

Images of the eviction spread widely across Spain, fueling outrage and criticism of public authorities and real estate investment companies accused of pricing residents out of their homes. — Alicia León, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1917, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for investment company

• accompany
• intercompany

Legal Definition

investment company

see also:

company