investment company
noun
a company that invests its funds in other companies and issues its own securities against these investments.
Words nearby investment company
investment, investment analyst, investment bank, investment bond, investment casting, investment company, investment compound, investment tax credit, investment trust, inveteracy, inveterate
Origin of investment company
First recorded in 1930–35
Also called investment trust.
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British Dictionary definitions for investment trust
investment trust
noun
a financial enterprise that invests its subscribed capital in securities for its investors' benefit
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