investment bank

noun

1. a financial institution that deals chiefly in the underwriting of new securities.

Other Word Forms

• investment banker noun
• investment banking noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of investment bank¹

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

The pause will apply to funding from the government, the Scottish National Investment Bank and the nation's enterprise agencies.

From BBC

Now Coca-Cola is working with investment bank Lazard to explore its options for the coffee chain, including a potential sale, according to reports from Reuters and Sky News.

From BBC

According to Swiss investment bank UBS, the GST cuts will also have a larger "multiplier effect" than the previous corporate and income tax cuts undertaken by Modi, as they "directly affect consumption at the point of purchase, potentially leading to higher consumer spending".

From BBC

As the country’s fourth-largest investment bank, Lehman Brothers, collapsed and its fifth-largest, Bear Sterns, was liquidated in a “fire sale,” the financial system trembled at the brink of collapse.

From Salon

Hurd said he remembers when he worked at an investment bank in 2021 and most investors did not want to fund companies where the government was their client because there was a fear or lack of understanding of how that process worked.

From Los Angeles Times