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investment company

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noun

  1. a company that invests its funds in other companies and issues its own securities against these investments.


Etymology

Origin of investment company

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

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US investment company Pershing Square is offering to buy Universal in a merger that would see the new company listed in America, its billionaire chief executive Bill Ackman said.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Until then, the ministry had primarily sourced from Israel's large defence firms, said Menahem Landau, head of Caveret Ventures, a defence tech investment company.

From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026

The deal also involved Royal Group, Tahnoon’s personal investment company, where Edelman is an adviser.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 1, 2026

According to its website, the education group is also backed by Singapore state investment company Temasek.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 6, 2026

But he had received a circular from an investment company in Wall Street, offering ten per cent. interest for any money he might have to invest.

From Chester Rand or The New Path to Fortune by Alger, Horatio