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investment bank

American

noun

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

Other Word Forms

investment banker noun
investment banking noun

Etymology

Origin of investment bank

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

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Dimon said that if the investment bank does start to offer prediction market services, it won’t be going into sports or politics.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

Analysts at the investment bank recently laid out their 12 most “high-conviction” picks within the tech, media and telecommunications sectors.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

Jefferies Financial Group stock surged 10% in premarket trading Tuesday following a report that Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group is considering a takeover of the U.S. investment bank.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

“They’re all our clients, but I’m shocked that people are shocked,” Troy Rohrbaugh, co-CEO of JPMorgan’s commercial and investment bank, said last month about the continuing pressure on private-credit funds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

Just about every major Wall Street investment bank was effectively run by its bond departments.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

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