investment bank
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of investment bank
First recorded in 1920–25
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
That was Roger Altman, founder and senior chairman of Wall Street investment bank Evercore, warning that oil prices could soon create more problems for a stock market that has proved remarkably resilient so far.
From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026
A letter from investment bank TD Securities to GameStop said that it was “highly confident” that the company would raise up to $20 billion to fund the deal.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
Sutton, who was recently the general counsel of investment bank LionTree, didn’t respond to requests for comment and hasn’t been charged.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
Savanthi Syth, airlines analyst at the investment bank Raymond James, said spiralling jet fuel costs in the wake of the Iran war had proved "the final nail in the coffin" for Spirit.
From BBC • May 2, 2026
Just about every major Wall Street investment bank was effectively run by its bond departments.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
