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

This keeps Macquarie neutral on the stock even though the wealth platform’s September net inflows were ahead of both the investment bank’s forecast and consensus.

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Stitch Fix’s approach to acquiring customers relied on spending marketing dollars to bring in new ones, without focusing on who was being targeted or ensuring they turned into repeat users, said Dylan Carden, an analyst at investment bank William Blair.

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The company is moving in the right direction, said Jay Sole, a managing director at investment bank UBS.

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This excludes its investment bank and head office.

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Pop Mart's shares had dipped in recent weeks over concerns raised by the likes of Wall Street investment bank JPMorgan that it was overvalued and that the firm would be unlikely to sustain the popularity of its toys.

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