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investment company

American  

noun

  1. a company that invests its funds in other companies and issues its own securities against these investments.


Etymology

Origin of investment company

First recorded in 1930–35

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Here, Zucker, currently CEO of investment company RedBird IMI, talks about the importance of “Predator,” his quest for ratings and acting alongside Pattinson.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

Kathleen Brooks, research director at investment company XTB, told the BBC News Channel: "Of course, this is red lights flashing."

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026

The Japanese technology investment company said Thursday that net profit fell 18% from a year earlier to 347.33 billion yen, equivalent to $2.20 billion, for the three months ended June.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

Kennedy Wilson, a real estate investment company based in Beverly Hills, owns nonprofit Vintage Housing, which builds and operates affordable housing using tax credits and other state and federal financing to help fund it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026

But he had received a circular from an investment company in Wall Street, offering ten per cent. interest for any money he might have to invest.

From Chester Rand or The New Path to Fortune by Horatio Alger

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