investment bank
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of investment bank
First recorded in 1920–25
Example Sentences
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He also worked at top investment bank Goldman Sachs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
Anthropic also recently entered into a deal with Macquarie Asset Management and GIC, an investment bank in Singapore, for its own build-out of AI infrastructure.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
Guggenheim Partners, a financial-services firm where he serves as CEO, runs an investment bank as well as an investment manager that oversees $362 billion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
At the investment bank, higher revenue from prime brokerage, cash equities and equity derivatives contributed to very strong profit growth, the analyst says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
When the Wall Street investment bank screwed up badly enough, its risks became the problem of the United States government.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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